HELPING CHILDREN RECOVER FROM TRAUMATIC STRESS: THE ROLE OF CAREGIVERS AND PROFESSIONALS

Children's Daily Life After Potentially Traumatic Injury: A Naturalistic Observation Study

Mira Vasileva, Elizabeth J Schilpzand, Shaminka N Mangelsdorf, Rowena Conroy, Anna Barrett, Helen Jowett, Silvia Bressan, Franz E Babl, Vicki Anderson, Matthias R Mehl, Eva Alisic

2022-03-01

Although family environment in the aftermath of potentially traumatic pediatric injury appears critical to recovery, there are no ..

The lived experience of disadvantaged communities affected by the 2015 South Indian floods: Implications for disaster risk reduction dialogue

Revathi N Krishna, Kevin Ronan, Caroline Spencer, Eva Alisic

2021-02-02

Poverty and discrimination compound vulnerability to disasters. Yet, people who experience these are some of the least involved gr..

Can children predict psychological recovery after injury?

Eva Alisic, Shaminka N Mangelsdorf, Elizabeth J Schilpzand, Anna Barrett, Markus A Landolt, Matthias R Mehl

2020-12-01

While children's voice is core to paediatric care, their own assessment of future psychological needs is underexplored. We conduct..

Listening to Family Life After Serious Pediatric Injury: A Study of Four Cases

Shaminka N Mangelsdorf, Rowena Conroy, Matthias R Mehl, Peter J Norton, Eva Alisic

2019-09-10

Following a serious child injury, the entire family can be affected. Gaining an understanding of family support, interactions, and..

Researcher engagement in policy deemed societally beneficial yet unrewarded.

Gerald G Singh, Vinicius F Farjalla, Bing Chen, Andrew E Pelling, Elvan Ceyhan, Martin Dominik, Eva Alisic, Jeremy Kerr, Noelle E Selin, Ghada Bassioni, Elena Bennett, Andrew H Kemp, Kai Ma Chan

2019-09-01

Maintaining the continued flow of benefits from science, as well as societal support for science, requires sustained engagement be..

How Do Mothers and Fathers Interact With Their Children After An Injury? Exploring the Role of Parental Acute Stress, Optimism, and Self-Efficacy

Shaminka N Mangelsdorf, Matthias R Mehl, Jianrong Qiu, Eva Alisic

2019-04-01

OBJECTIVE: In the aftermath of a child injury, children and parents can jointly experience acute stress symptoms. Optimism and sel..

A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluating a Web-Based Training Program on Pediatric Medical Traumatic Stress and Trauma-Informed Care for Emergency Department Staff

Claire Hoysted, Laura Jobson, Eva Alisic

2019-02-01

This pilot parallel group superiority randomized controlled trial investigated the efficacy and acceptability of a web-based train..

Trauma exposure in children with and without ADHD: prevalence and functional impairment in a community-based study of 6-8-year-old Australian children

Elizabeth J Schilpzand, Emma Sciberras, Eva Alisic, Daryl Efron, Philip Hazell, Brad Jongeling, Vicki Anderson, Jan M Nicholson

2018-06-01

Both ADHD and trauma exposure are common childhood problems, but there are few empirical data regarding the association between th..

Knowledge and training in paediatric medical traumatic stress and trauma-informed care among emergency medical professionals in low- and middle-income countries

Claire Hoysted, Franz E Babl, Nancy Kassam-Adams, Markus A Landolt, Laura Jobson, Claire Van Der Westhuizen, Sarah Curtis, Anupam B Kharbanda, Mark D Lyttle, Niccolo Parri, Rachel Stanley, Eva Alisic

2018-05-08

Background: Provision of psychosocial care, in particular trauma-informed care, in the immediate aftermath of paediatric injury is..

Development and Evaluation of the Thinking About Recovery Scale: Measure of Parent Posttraumatic Cognitions Following Children's Exposure to Trauma

Elizabeth J Schilpzand, Rowena Conroy, Vicki Anderson, Eva Alisic

2018-02-01

Researchers have recently suggested that parent posttraumatic appraisals potentially contribute to the development of posttraumati..

Children in the 2015 South Indian floods: community members' views

Revathi N Krishna, Kevin R Ronan, Eva Alisic

2018-01-01

Little is known about children's experiences and involvement in disaster preparation and recovery, in particular in low- and middl..

Coping with Disasters While Living in Poverty: A Systematic Review

Revathi N Krishna, Saadia Majeed, Kevin Ronan, Eva Alisic

2018-01-01

This review synthesizes the literature on how Asia-Pacific children and families living in poverty cope with disasters. A systemat..

The transition to parenthood following a history of childhood maltreatment: a review of the literature on prospective and new parents' experiences

Hope Christie, Anat Talmon, Sarah Katharina Schaefer, Anke de Haan, Maria Louison Vang, Katharina Haag, Ohad Gilbar, Eva Alisic, Erin Brown

2017-12-15

Background: Becoming a parent is viewed as one of the most important transitions in one's life. However, a history of childhood ma..

Perceived support at work after critical incidents and its relation to psychological distress: a survey among prehospital providers

Juul Gouweloos-Trines, Mark P Tyler, Melita J Giummarra, Nancy Kassam-Adams, Markus A Landolt, Rolf J Kleber, Eva Alisic

2017-12-01

INTRODUCTION: Prehospital providers are at increased risk for psychological distress. Support at work after critical incidents is ..

Injury talk: spontaneous parent-child conversations in the aftermath of a potentially traumatic event

Eva Alisic, Shaminka Gunaratnam, Anna Barrett, Rowena Conroy, Helen Jowett, Silvia Bressan, Franz E Babl, Roderick McClure, Vicki Anderson, Matthias R Mehl

2017-11-01

BACKGROUND: While talking about traumatic experiences is considered central to psychological recovery, little is known about how t..

Children bereaved by fatal intimate partner violence: A population-based study into demographics, family characteristics and homicide exposure

Eva Alisic, Arend Groot, Hanneke Snetselaar, Tielke Stroeken, Elise van de Putte

2017-10-04

BACKGROUND: In the context of violence against women, intimate partner homicide increasingly receives research and policy attentio..

Perspectives of hospital emergency department staff on trauma-informed care for injured children: An Australian and New Zealand analysis

Claire Hoysted, Franz E Babl, Nancy Kassam-Adams, Markus A Landolt, Laura Jobson, Sarah Curtis, Anupam B Kharbanda, Mark D Lyttle, Niccolo Parri, Rachel Stanley, Eva Alisic

2017-09-01

AIM: To examine Australian and New Zealand emergency department (ED) staff's training, knowledge and confidence regarding trauma-i..

Children's perspectives on life and well-being after parental intimate partner homicide

Eva Alisic, Arend Groot, Hanneke Snetselaar, Tielke Stroeken, Lieve Hehenkamp, Elise van de Putte

2017-01-01

Background: While there is no doubt that parental intimate partner homicide is associated with strong grief and post-traumatic str..

Trauma-informed care for children in the ambulance: international survey among pre-hospital providers

Eva Alisic, Mark P Tyler, Melita J Giummarra, Rahim Kassam-Adams, Juul Gouweloos, Markus A Landolt, Nancy Kassam-Adams

2017-01-01

Background: Pre-hospital providers, such as paramedics and emergency medical technicians, are in a position to provide key emotion..

Psychosocial Care for Injured Children: Worldwide Survey among Hospital Emergency Department Staff

Eva Alisic, Claire Hoysted, Nancy Kassam-Adams, Markus A Landolt, Sarah Curtis, Anupam B Kharbanda, Mark D Lyttle, Niccolo Parri, Rachel Stanley, Franz E Babl

2016-03-01

OBJECTIVE: To examine emergency department (ED) staff's knowledge of traumatic stress in children, attitudes toward providing psyc..

Children's Mental Health and Well-Being After Parental Intimate Partner Homicide: A Systematic Review

Eva Alisic, Revathi N Krishna, Arend Groot, John W Frederick

2015-12-01

When one parent kills the other, children are confronted with multiple losses, involving their attachment figures and their direct..

Parental intimate partner homicide and its consequences for children: protocol for a population-based study

Eva Alisic, Arend Groot, Hanneke Snetselaar, Tielke Stroeken, Elise van de Putte

2015-07-29

BACKGROUND: The loss of a parent due to intimate partner homicide has a major impact on children. Professionals involved have to m..