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Prospects of PTSD treatment in war veterans with psychadelic-assisted psychotherapy
Štefánik, Timotej ; Kazharski, Aliaksei (advisor) ; Kučera, Tomáš (referee)
The work examines the prospects of the treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in veterans of war with the use of psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy. At the moment, psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy is only partially legal. The term encompasses many substances - currently the only widely-used psychedelic dissociative administered in therapy is ketamine. The substance which is most likely to be the next in the implementation queue is MDMA and psilocybin. This work examines the history of psychedelics and the sources of stigma this term carries. It also examines a number of compelling studies that are pointing to the fact MDMA-assisted psychotherapy might be a useful tool in dealing with veteran PTSD. The empirical part of this research is of qualitative nature. With the use of in-depth interviews, the author gathered data on the state of affairs of the psychedelic research in the Czech Republic and was searching for the obstacles to the implementation of psychedelic therapy. The main conclusion is that psychedelic-assisted therapy faces obstacles in implementation in the form of lack of scientific knowledge on the subject on part of the public, and also faces legal and financial hurdles. The legal hurdles might be lifted in the coming years due to the movement forward in this regard. The...
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Trauma and its role in the life of a drug addict
WERNEROVÁ, Barbora
The work deals with the role of trauma in the life of a drug addict with regard to his early childhood and the traumatic events he encountered. The first part of the work is focused on the characteristics of stress, defense mechanisms, post-traumatic stress disorder, then the work presents post-traumatic growth, which is a positive consequence of trauma. The work also deals with the definition of addiction and its origin. The causes and forms of addiction are described. In the last part of the work we deal with the connections between trauma and addiction, specifically how neurobiology and the external environment can be one of the causes of addiction. In this part, the emphasis is on the fact that the event itself is not trauma, but what a person experiences, what takes place within a person and his reaction to a traumatic event, is only trauma. In conclusion, the theory of Gabor Maté is mentioned, who described addiction as a direct consequence of trauma.
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Psychological Trauma and its Effects on Human's Life
Skřivanová, Vendula ; Mužáková, Monika (advisor) ; Mlčková, Marie (referee)
The objective of the diploma work "Psychological Trauma and its Effects on Human's Life" is to find out the impact of an unexpected traumatic experience which appears in one's life. The theoretical background characterizes briefly the topic of psychological traumatic experiences, their origin, features and forms. It also discusses stress phenomenon, adaptation, defence and managing mechanisms, the ones which help people to deal with strain and difficulties. In the context of extreme stress impacts, the main part focuses on posttraumatic stress disorder as one of the most frequent diagnostic categories. This disorder appears as a consequence of insufficient treatment of a serious traumatic experience which manifests itself by persistence of mental and somatic problems. The work also deals with other consequences of trauma in the psychological and social sphere including posttraumatic growth. The thesis also deals with different trauma reactions and risk and protective factors influencing trauma processing and trauma reactions. The research project (Methodological analysis) provides with case studies and show trauma progress, processing and coping with a traumatic experience. It evaluates and confirms negative and positive impact and influence of psychical trauma on human's life.
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Knowledge of selected students of the Charles University of posttraumatic stress disorder
Brodská, Martina ; Hanušová, Jaroslava (advisor) ; Kučírek, Jiří (referee)
This diploma thesis focuses on posttraumatic stress disorder and the related psychosomatic conditions looking into the diversity of somatic responses to stress factors or a traumatic event. In the opening part, trauma processing mechanism is described as well as clinical changes in the brain after an unprocessed traumatic event. The following chapters describe therapy options in case of an existing posttraumatic stress disorder, accepting the traumatic event as part of a closed personal history and creating an added value in the form of higher resistance. The closing theoretic part deals with psychosomatic medicine. The practical part inquires into knowledge of students of the teaching and medical study programmes regarding posttraumatic stress disorder and compares the individual groups. The survey results discover surprising gaps in the professional knowledge of future physicians and teachers. By comparing the related data, a recommendation is being made that students' knowledge has to be broadened in this respect. KEY WORDS psychic traumatic, posttraumatic stress disorder, psychosomatic medicine
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Validation of trauma measurement tool: PTSD Checklist for DSM-5
Miklóš, Jessica ; Preiss, Marek (advisor) ; Rudorfer, Lothar Filip (referee)
This thesis focuses on the initial validation of the PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5) in its Czech version. It is a self-report method that measures symptoms accompanying posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The theoretical part of the thesis describes the development of the diagnosis of PTSD over time and its current criteria. It also presents a list of diagnostic tools for measuring PTSD, including the PCL-5 and its psychometric properties. The research part of the thesis describes the process of data collection and processing, the results of the hypotheses and discussion. The research sample consisted of 444 respondents (370 women; 74 men) with a mean age of 32,6 years (SD = 10,6). The mean PCL-5 score was 29,3 (SD = 19,9). When comparing the scores of women (M = 30,2; SD = 20) and men (M = 24,7; SD = 18,8), a statistically significant difference was observed (p = 0,029). When comparing respondents who were psychiatric patients (PP; M = 39,5; SD = 20) and those who were not (M = 21,7; SD = 16,6), a significant difference (p < 0,001) was also observed. In case of comparison of respondents by gender who were not PP, no statistically significant difference was confirmed. Cronbach's alpha for the whole questionnaire came out high: 0,955 (for clusters ranging from 0,831-0,908), which is consistent...
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Posttraumatic human growth
Špeldová, Patricie ; Mareš, Jiří (advisor) ; Kutnohorská, Jana (referee)
Name and surname of the author: Patricie Špeldová Institution: Charles University Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové Department of Non-medical Studies Title: Posttraumatic human growth Supervisor: prof. PhDr. Jiří Mareš, CSc. Number of pages: 60 Number of appendices: 1 Year of defense: 2021 Keywords: Posttraumatic human growth, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, traumatic event, trauma, traffic accident The bachelor thesis deals with posttraumatic growth in people who have suffered a serious traffic accident. The work consists of two parts. The theoretical and overview part gradually deals with the following topics: traumatic event, posttraumatic stress disorder and posttraumatic human growth. It pays particular attention to the division of trauma, its origin and its effect on a person's personality, symptoms, process and treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder. It also focuses on the principles and process of posttraumatic growth and the factors that may affect it. The empirical part is conceived as a qualitative survey of 4 people who experienced a traffic accident. There were 3 men and 1 woman. The basic method that was used was a semi-structured interview and content analysis of clients' statements. The results showed that only two clients can be said to have real posttraumatic growth. It...
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Variables predicting the effects of surgery in patients with low back pain
Hollasová, Sára ; Kavka, Tomáš (advisor) ; Šembera, Martin (referee)
Variables predicting the effects of surgery in patients with low back pain Abstract The theoretical part of the thesis summarizes the knowledge about pain and its types, especially chronic pain. Than we focus on low back pain and currently used approaches in the treatment of this syndrome. In this work we summarize the influence of central sensitization and adverse life experineces and posttraumatic stress disorder on pain (especially low back pain). In the practical part, we investigated the effect of central sensitization and adverse life events and posttraumatic stress disroder on the effect of spinal surgery in low back region. The results were obtained using Central Sensitization Inventory (CSI), PTSD Cecklist dor DSM-5 (PCL- 5) a Life Event Checklist (LEC-5 Standard), Short Form 36 Helth Survey Questionnaire (SF- 36), NASS Lumbar Spine Questionnaire. The obtained data were statistically evaluated and processed. Higher scores of CSI and LEC-5 (more adverse life events) were both statistically significantly correlated with worse low back surgery outcomes. At the same time, a statistically significant relationship between PCL-5 (checklist of PTSD symptoms) and CSI was confirmed. Keywords Pain, central sensitization, adverse life experiences, adverse life events, PTSD, posttraumatic stress disorder,...
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Posttraumatic stress disorder, therapy and treatments
PLANČÍKOVÁ, Veronika
This bachelor thesis is a theoretical literal research focused on the posttraumatic stress disorder, treatments and psychotherapy. At the beginning of the work is defined posttraumatic stress disorder. The work also specifies psychotherapies, which are used in the treatment. Those are specifically cognitive behavioral therapy, psychodynamic psychotherapy, suggestive, hypnotic psychotherapy, logotherapy and existential analysis, gestalt psychotherapy. In the last part of the thesis, there are compared approaches, which are used in the treatment. The thesis compared their view of the origin of PTSD, characters of psychotherapies, access to treatment and effectiveness of treatment.
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Domestic violence againts women in the context of addiction diagnosis
Alexandrová, Veronika ; Nováková, Ivana (advisor) ; Dytková, Natálie (referee)
This thesis discusses the issue of domestic violence against women, and refers to its psychological consequences. The theoretical part of this work explains the definition of the domestic violence and describes its causes and progress. Then, the thesis emphasizes the psychological consequences of domestic violence and, ultimately highlights possible treatment options. The practical part is focused on the process of the research itself. At the outset, it describes the methodology used, and then with the help of interviews, it explores what importance psychoactive substances possess for battered women. In the end, the work presents the results of content-analysis research which evaluates the given research questions. The aim of the practical part is to determine not only whether the addictive substances are the main trigger of addiction, but also, to what extent are battered women aware of the need of therapy and treatment. t
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