Ruth Defrin

• Shorter Telomeres Among Individuals With Physical Disability

  Open Access•Yael Lahav, Sharon Avidor et al.•ARTICLE•The Journals of Gerontology…•2021•Referencias: 6

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  The present findings suggest that individuals with physical disability and who exhibit high levels of perceived stress may be particularly vulnerable for accelerated cellular aging, suggesting that perceived stress can be used as a valuable target for intervention

• Pain perception and modulation in ex-POWs who underwent torture

  Noga Tsur, Ruth Defrin et al.•ARTICLE•Psychological Trauma Theory…•2019

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  The findings demonstrate that the experience of chronic and acute pain is rooted in the subjective perception of traumatic experiences. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved)

• Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Orientation to Pain, and Pain Perception in Ex-Prisoners of War Who Underwent Torture

  Noga Tsur, Ruth Defrin et al.•ARTICLE•Psychosomatic Medicine•2017

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  OBJECTIVE: Studies suggest that torture survivors often experience long-term chronic pain and increased pain perception. However, it is unclear whether the actual experience of torture or rather the subsequent posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) explains these pain problems. Furthermore, although catastrophic and fearful orientations to pain have been suggested to play a significant role in the association between trauma and pain, the underlying…

• Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Orientation to Pain, and Pain Perception in Ex-Prisoners of War Who Underwent Torture

  Noga Tsur, Ruth Defrin et al.•ARTICLE•Psychosomatic Medicine•2017

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  OBJECTIVE: Studies suggest that torture survivors often experience long-term chronic pain and increased pain perception. However, it is unclear whether the actual experience of torture or rather the subsequent posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) explains these pain problems. Furthermore, although catastrophic and fearful orientations to pain have been suggested to play a significant role in the association between trauma and pain, the underlying…

• Pain perception and modulation in ex-POWs who underwent torture

  Noga Tsur, Ruth Defrin et al.•ARTICLE•Psychological Trauma Theory…•2019

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  The findings demonstrate that the experience of chronic and acute pain is rooted in the subjective perception of traumatic experiences. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved)

• Shorter Telomeres Among Individuals With Physical Disability

  Open Access•Yael Lahav, Sharon Avidor et al.•ARTICLE•The Journals of Gerontology…•2021•Referencias: 6

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  The present findings suggest that individuals with physical disability and who exhibit high levels of perceived stress may be particularly vulnerable for accelerated cellular aging, suggesting that perceived stress can be used as a valuable target for intervention

Medicine (3 obras) · Psychology (3 obras) · Clinical Psychology (2 obras) · Clinical Psychology (2 obras) · Migration, Health and Trauma (2 obras) · Perception (2 obras) · Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research (2 obras) · Psychiatry (2 obras) · Psychotherapist (2 obras) · Torture (2 obras)