Trauma Healing Research Articles

Healing trauma and building empathy through art therapy

Healing trauma and building empathy through art therapy

윤흥길 소설과 트라우마 치유 : 분단 소설을 중심으로

This paper begins with the premise that novelist Yun Heunggil is using novels to heal the trauma of the Korean War. The writer, who has shared the multi-period flow of modern Korean history and the trajectory of his life, writes novels based on historical experiences that he has accepted directly or indirectly. Through his written works, we will focus on healing with the wounds turbulent times have left in our community. The war left Yun Heunggil with wounds of poverty and hardship, as well as death and loss. However, the writer does not turn his back on or hide the sadness, anger, guilt and loss of time. Rather, he writes novels such as “Sheep” and “The Rainy Season” and opens them up in the face of trauma, moving toward healing. In other words, writing a novel itself can be seen as a healing process for him. In addition, we try to heal the wounds shared by our community through novel works, and we can cite Sickle as a representative work. The writer does not simply list historical wounds or misjudge the victim and the perpetratorpl; he rather provides an opportunity to think about how to heal the wounds our community is still facing. At the heart of this is: reconciliation. Yun Heunggil's novel is a record of the wound healing process and a prescription record for trauma healing in our community. This sentence focused on capturing and introducing themthe.

Retraction Note: The role of nitric oxide during healing of trauma to the skeletal muscle.

Retraction Note: The role of nitric oxide during healing of trauma to the skeletal muscle.

Design Thinking of Smart School Emergency Tents Modular Based as Post-Disaster Recovery

Abstract Indonesia’s geological location has a significant impact on disasters in Indonesia. This disaster caused economic losses, casualties, and psychosocial disorders, namely post-traumatic stress disorder, especially at vulnerable ages, one of which was students. This research aims to develop innovations related to post-disaster recovery efforts for learning activities that were hampered by damage to school buildings by paying more attention to healing Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in students. The method used is the Design Thinking Framework which consists of Emphatize, Define, Ideate, Prototype, and Testing. Data collection techniques use literature study, indirect observation, and Forum Group Discussion. Data analysis uses descriptive qualitative by describing the results of observations, literature studies, and focus group discussions. The results is Modular-Based Smart School Emergency Tents prototype. The originality or value of this research lies in the idea of an emergency school tent that has a personal energy source, portable tables, and is modular based. The module that accompanies this tent guides teachers in carrying out trauma healing for students who are indicated to be experiencing post-traumatic stress disorder.

Trauma Healing through Psalms 136–139: a Trauma-Informed Canon-Critical Framework

Abstract This article draws together insights from trauma theory and the conversation in Psalms scholarship known as “Psalmenexegese und Psalterexegese” or as the question of “shape and shaping” to propose a reading of Pss 136–139 as a pathway to trauma healing. This sequence of psalms moves participants toward healing by preparing them for the work of trauma healing through a mantra-like focus (Ps 136), unleashing the full range of human stress-responses to trauma (Ps 137), directly answering each of these stress-responses (Ps 138), and then—in a dramatic resolution—characterizing God as intimately concerned with human biology and life while continuing to acknowledge ongoing experiences of pain and injustice (Ps 139). The article illustrates the proposed framework for trauma healing with examples from pastoral work with asylum-seekers.

Collaborative Preaching for Collective Trauma Healing: A Model from Indonesia

In this article, I propose a collaborative preaching model for healing collective trauma. It begins with the preaching context of a society in the grip of collective trauma after a traumatic event. Taking the May 1998 tragedy in Jakarta, Indonesia, as a case study and employing descriptive, historical, and analytical methods, this study argues that the Church is called to respond to collective trauma in its ministries as part of God’s mission. The research focuses specifically on the ministry of preaching and explores theories of trauma-aware preaching to affirm that preaching can indeed be a medium for healing collective trauma. I then present a collaborative preaching model for collective trauma healing by integrating a conversational preaching approach with the local Indonesian traditions of gotong-royong and musyawarah-mufakat.

Aboriginal Practitioners’ Perspectives on Culturally Informed Practice for Trauma Healing in Australia

Colonisation continues to impact Aboriginal children and families through perpetual cycles of transgenerational trauma. To achieve culturally safe and effective healing, practitioners working with Aboriginal people must be culturally competent, yet existing research suggests culturally informed practice (CIP) is often poorly understood and implemented by many practitioners. Centring Indigenous perspectives, the present study explored how Aboriginal practitioners in Australia conceptualise and use CIPs when supporting Aboriginal children and families to heal from trauma. Six Aboriginal women practitioners from mental health and social work settings participated in individual research yarns. Reflexive thematic analysis was used to generate four themes, including centring Aboriginal ways, approaches to healing, creating space for healing, and reflexive and responsive practice. CIPs are embedded within Aboriginal approaches to healing, consider the impacts of trauma and colonisation, and require all practitioners to actively engage with Aboriginal people and their ways of knowing, being, and doing.

Body and Imagination: Healing Trauma through Ignatian Meditation and Bio-Spiritual Focusing

Abstract: Ignatian meditation and bio-spiritual focusing (or BSF) hold healing potential for those recovering from the effects of trauma. This essay, originally delivered as the presidential address of the Society for the Study of Christian Spirituality in November 2023, outlines the nature and sources of trauma, explores its effects on the human psyche and body, and offers healing pathways from two streams in Christian spirituality—imaginative Ignatian prayer and BSF. It also explores the theological and spiritual implications of Christ's solidarity with the sufferer, and some of the ways in which Christ offers compassionate witness and embodied presence for those on the healing journey.

Assessing healing of traumas in Christians: A multistudy psychometric evaluation of the Trauma Healing Institute–Impact Survey.

Assessing healing of traumas in Christians: A multistudy psychometric evaluation of the Trauma Healing Institute–Impact Survey.

Effects of One-to-One Trauma Center Trauma-Sensitive Yoga Sessions on Psychological Symptoms and Interoception over 6 Months.

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a serious health condition that adversely affects the mind and body. Current first-line treatment for PTSD tends to focus on the mind and overlook the impacts of trauma on the body. Trauma Center Trauma-Sensitive Yoga (TCTSY) is an evidence-based adjunctive therapy for complex trauma and PTSD that uses a body-based approach to trauma healing. Although designed to be used in group or individual contexts, previous studies have focused only on TCTSY facilitated in groups. The present study examined the effects of one-to-one TCTSY (i.e., one participant receiving TCTSY services, not in a group TCTSY context) on anxiety, depression, posttraumatic stress, interoception, substance use, and sleep over time. Using an observational approach, all certified TCTSY facilitators received the study invitation to share with clients who were enrolled in one-to-one TCTSY services. Ten clients participated in the study across four countries (women n = 8; mean age 44.80 ± 11.91; PTSD diagnosis n = 9). Clients completed Qualtrics surveys at TCTSY sessions in June-December 2022. Linear mixed-model analyses found that anxiety, depression, posttraumatic stress symptoms, attention regulation, self-regulation, and body listening significantly improved over time. There were no significant changes in sleep or substance use from pre- to post-study. TCTSY is a somatic approach for managing trauma symptoms and enhancing interoceptive awareness. Extensions of the present study are warranted to further understand the effects of one-to-one TCTSY for trauma care.

Transforming Trauma Through Leisure Entanglements: A Feminist Posthumanist Tale of the Body, Energy, Spirit, Earth, and Healing

The authors in this paper present several storied vignettes to argue for a feminist, posthumanist orientation to Leisure as a potentially transformative assemblage for healing of trauma. They draw on Peter Levine’s Somatic Experiencing alongside quantum understandings of the body and ancient wisdom and practices that inform Levine’s work such as breath work, movement, presence, gratitude, energy healing, nonduality, and the interconnectedness of all beings and forces to present the idea that posthuman “assemblages” produce healing and healing practices. They argue that Leisure is uniquely positioned as a space and a field where this transformative work can come to life, advocating for more just, ethical, and healing relational ways of being with the human and more-than-human world.

Cadaver Study on Variation of Nutrient Foramina of Adult Human Humeri in Bangladeshi Population

The nutrient foramen is an opening in the bone shaft which allows passage to the blood vessels of the modularly cavity of a bone for its nourishment and growth. Nutrient artery is the major source of blood supply to bone and it plays an important role in healing of fracture and trauma and is also important for bone grafting. This cross-sectional, descriptive cadaver based study aims to determine the presence, direction, common location, position and number of nutrient foramen of adult human humerus in a Bangladeshi population. One hundred samples (43 on right and 57 on left) were selected through the purposive sampling technique which was carried out in the Department of Anatomy, Mymensingh Medical College, Bangladesh, from July 2021 to June 2022. Any damaged, unossified bones or fractured bones were excluded. The presence of nutrient foramina was observed in the shaft of the humeri. Data were recorded and tabulated to analyze using Microsoft Excel and SPSS software. Nutrient foramina was found in all the samples on both sides. So nutrient foramina present on the right side was 100% and on the left side was 100%. The direction of nutrient foramina towards the elbow joint was found in all the samples of both sides. Among 43 right humeri, 37(75.51%) have single-nutrient foramen and 06(24.49%) have double-nutrient foramina. Among 57 left humeri, 53(92.98%) have single nutrient foramen, 03(5.27%) have double nutrient foramina and 01(1.75%) has triple nutrient foramina. In case of location of nutrient foramina, among 49 right nutrient foramina, 45(91.84%) were found on the anteromedial surface, 02(4.08%) were found on the anterolateral surface and 02(4.08%) were on the posterior surface of the shaft of the humerus. In case of 62 left nutrient foramina, 57(91.94%) were found on the anteromedial surface and 05(8.06%) were found on the posterior surface of the shaft of the humerus. In case of position of nutrient foramina, among 49 right nutrient foramina, 01(2.04%) was found on the upper third, 46(93.88%) on the middle third and 02(4.08%) on the lower third of the shaft of the humerus. In case of 62 left nutrient foramina, 01(1.60%) was on the upper third, 57(91.95%) were on the middle third and 04(6.45%) were on the lower third of the shaft of the humerus. CBMJ 2024 July: vol. 13 no. 02 P: 176-182

“It Will Always Feel Worse Because it Comes with That Added ‘Betrayal’”: Intersectionality Praxis and Black Young Women Survivors’ Perspectives on Cultural Betrayal Trauma Theory

ABSTRACT Because of interlocking oppressions of racism and sexism (e.g. intersectionality), Black women’s experiences of high rates of sexual violence are often ignored. A critical Black feminist framework, cultural betrayal trauma theory (CBTT) examines within-group violence in the Black community, which has compounding harm due to inequality. Though quantitative research has found support for CBTT, Black young women survivors’ perspectives have not been examined. Therefore, the purpose of the current exploratory study was to engage in intersectionality praxis to qualitatively examine Black young women survivors’ perspectives on CBTT through structured thematic analysis and coding based on theory. Respondents (N = 37; 18–30 years), provided their thoughts on CBTT following participating in a quantitative study. With most survivors in agreement that cultural betrayal in trauma is harmful, a key theme was community orientation in understanding both the harm and healing of cultural betrayal trauma. Black young women survivors’ resonance with CBTT, as well as their recommendations for community-level solidarity and healing have important implications.

Astragalus polysaccharide-containing 3D-printed scaffold for traumatized skin repair and proteomic study.

Astragalus polysaccharide-containing 3D-printed scaffold shows great potential in traumatic skin repair. This study aimed to investigate its repairing effect and to combine it with proteomic technology to deeply resolve the related protein expression changes. Thirty SD rats were divided randomly into three groups (n = 10 per group): the sham-operated group, the model group and the scaffold group. Subsequently, we conducted a comparative analysis on trauma blood perfusion, trauma healing rate, histological changes, the expression of the YAP/TAZ signalling pathway and angiogenesis-related factors. Additionally, neonatal skin tissues were collected for proteomic analysis. The blood perfusion volume and wound healing recovery in the scaffold group were better than that in the model group (p < 0.05). The protein expression of STAT3, YAP, TAZ and expression of vascular-related factor A (VEGFA) in the scaffold group was higher than that in the model group (p < 0.05). Proteomic analysis showed that there were 207 differential proteins common to the three groups. Mitochondrial function, immune response, redox response, extracellular gap and ATP metabolic process were the main groups of differential protein changes. Oxidative phosphorylation, metabolic pathway, carbon metabolism, calcium signalling pathway, etc. were the main differential metabolic pathway change groups. Astragalus polysaccharide-containing 3D-printed scaffold had certain reversals of protein disorder. The Astragalus polysaccharide-containing 3D-printed scaffold may promote the VEGFs by activating the YAP/TAZ signalling pathway with the help of STAT3 into the nucleus, accelerating early angiogenesis of the trauma, correcting the protein disorder of the trauma and ultimately realizing the repair of the wound.

Lay-Led Intervention for War and Refugee Trauma

The global refugee crisis disproportionately affects the Muslim world. Forced displacement often results in trauma-related mental health issues. Effective psychotherapy exists, but there are barriers to uptake by refugee groups as well as a lack of culturally appropriate interventions. To examine the efficacy of a brief, lay-led, mosque-based intervention, Islamic Trauma Healing (ITH), adapting empirically supported cognitive behavioral principles to improve mental health and well-being. In a randomized clinical trial, 101 participants received ITH or active assessment but delayed intervention (waiting list [WL]) in mosques and virtually in Seattle, Washington, and Columbus, Ohio, and were assessed through 12-week follow-up. Data were collected from July 14, 2018, through July 14, 2022, and data analysis was conducted from March 13 to July 31, 2023. United States-based refugees from Somalia who experienced a Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5) Criterion A trauma exposure and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) reexperiencing or avoidance. Analyses were intention-to-treat, using full information likelihood for missing data. Islamic Trauma Healing included psychoeducation, discussion of the lives of prophets who had undergone trauma, and informal prayer turning to Allah about the trauma, incorporating cognitive restructuring and imaginal exposure. Lay-leader training is purposely brief: two 4-hour sessions with weekly supervision. The primary outcome was PTSD severity (measured with the Posttraumatic Diagnostic Scale for DSM-5 [PDS-5]). Secondary outcomes included depression (Patient Health Questionnaire-9), somatic symptoms (Somatic Symptoms Severity-8), and quality of well-being (World Health Organization Five Well-Being Index). Analyses were intention-to-treat. Analyses were based on all 101 randomized participants (92 [91.1%] women; 9 [8.9%] men; mean [SD] age, 46.5 [12.02] years) with baseline mean (SD) PDS-5 score of 31.62 (16.55) points. There were significant differences in PTSD severity (d = -0.67), depression (d = -0.66), and well-being (d = 0.71), comparing ITH vs WL after the intervention. Gains were maintained through 12-week follow-up. Islamic Trauma Healing was consistent with religious and cultural practices (mean [SD], 3.8 [0.43]) and promoted community reconciliation (mean [SD], 3.8 [0.42]). In this randomized clinical trial of a brief, lay-led mental health intervention, ITH proved superior to WL. The findings suggest that ITH has the potential to provide an easily trainable and scalable intervention, incorporating Islam and empirically supported principles, that addresses the psychological wounds of war and refugee trauma. ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03502278.

The Effect of Trauma Healing (Mindfulness) Therapy on Psychological Trauma Due to the Eruption of Mount Marapi West Sumatra

The Effect of Trauma Healing (Mindfulness) Therapy on Psychological Trauma Due to the Eruption of Mount Marapi West Sumatra

Trauma Healing: Anak-anak Korban Banjir dan Longsor di Batu Bala dan Langgai, Kab. Pesisir Selatan, Sumatera Barat

This research started from the flood and landslide disaster in Batu Bala and Langgai Villages, Sutera District, Pesisir Selatan Regency, West Sumatra. The rain that never stopped meant that the water supply could no longer be held by the river. As a result, lives were lost, people disappeared and people's houses were damaged. The serious problem behind this disaster is the emergence of fear and anxiety experienced by the survivors, especially children, this is because this disaster is the worst disaster and they never imagined the impact would be this severe. One of the efforts provided so far is trauma healing, which is coordinated by male students from the Batu Bala and Langgai areas and also participated in by the local community. The research method that the author uses is a qualitative method, supplemented by observations and interviews, solely to improve this article. The results of this research show that; first, students provide play therapy for victims, especially school age children, second, entertain children with dance therapy, third, hold book reading events, especially reading books by Islamic figures who have extraordinary patience, fourth, hold food events together with children who were victims of floods and landslides.

The Role of Merapi FM Community Radio in Disaster Mitigation At Merapi Slope Residential Area Cluntang, Musuk, Boyolali

The purpose of this study was to determine the role of Merapi FM community radio in reducing disaster risk in the potential disaster exposure area of the Musuk Boyolali sub-district. This research method is empirical research or field research with a qualitative approach. Qualitative research is research that produces descriptive data in the form of written or spoken words from people and behaviour that can be understood. This approach is data collection in the form of oral, written, and also in the form of image documentation. Data from a qualitative descriptive approach can come from interviews, photographs, field notes, video recordings, memos and official documents. The results showed that the community plays an active role in disaster risk reduction efforts in the Cluntang area, namely through disaster response training, environmental preservation, trauma healing, and regional arts and culture. Based on the results of the research, the role of Merapi FM community radio in mitigation and disaster risk reduction in the Cluntang area is (1) Carrying out its role and function by facilitating the needs of the community to reduce the risk of the Merapi disaster, (2) Mobilising the community to be directly involved in all activities, starting from on-air and off-air activities.

Cation-π Interaction-Enhanced Self-Healing Injectable Hydrogels for Gastric Perforation Repair.

Surgical operations are the preferred treatment for gastric perforation (GP) but incur postoperative complications such as gastrointestinal adhesions and bacterial infections, leading to inefficient wound healing and serious complications that may even threaten the life of the patient. Developing hydrogel dressings capable of adapting to the gastric environment (acid) and decreasing visceral adhesions and bacterial infections after GP treatment is crucial. In this article, we developed an injectable, self-healing hydrogel using cation-π interactions between protonated amines and aromatic rings under acidic conditions and explored it for GP repair. The hydrogels demonstrate exceptional self-healing capabilities under acidic conditions and can be effectively tailored for the gastric environment. In addition, the hydrogel demonstrated significant efficacy in preventing gastrointestinal adhesion, reducing inflammation, promoting angiogenesis, and effectively facilitating wound healing in a rat GP model. This novel hydrogel demonstrates adaptability to the gastric environment, rendering it highly promising for potential applications in gastric trauma healing.

Effectiveness of Acupuncture and Brief Telehealth Intervention for Individuals With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.

This open-trial pilot study evaluated the feasibility and effectiveness of acupuncture with brief therapy (ABT) for individuals with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Participants included 27 individuals with PTSD diagnoses confirmed using the Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale for DSM-5. Before ABT, 22 participants completed eight acupuncture sessions and three telehealth sessions of a brief treatment program for PTSD (Brief Relaxation, Education, and Trauma Healing [BREATHE]). ABT significantly reduced PTSD symptoms, depression symptoms, anxiety, and improved trauma-related cognition. Acupuncture can play an important role in mental health recovery, and combining acupuncture with a brief, telehealth-based treatment (BREATHE) may assist recovery among individuals with PTSD. [Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, xx(xx), xx-xx.].