Science

Below is a selection of published studies concerning WONSA's field of interest. This page is continuously updated.

Epidemiology

There are a large number of epidemiological studies that examine the prevalence of sexual abuse and the relationship between different types of interpersonal violence, sexual abuse, adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and comorbidity. Below is a selection.

• Diagnoses of sexual abuse and their common registered comorbidities in the total population of Stockholm
• Health care consumption among adolescent girls prior to diagnoses of sexual abuse, a case-control study in the Stockholm Region
• Prevalence of Child Sexual Abuse in the Nordic Countries: A Literature Review
• Self-reported frequency of sex as self-injury (SASI) in a national study of Swedish adolescents and association to sociodemographic factors, sexual behaviors, abuse and mental health
• A prospective examination of whether childhood sexual abuse predicts subsequent sexual offending
• The impacts of child sexual abuse: A rapid evidence assessment
• Child Sexual Abuse Statistics National Center for Victims of Crime

Neurofeedback

Neurofeedback has been used since the 50's and many peer-reviewed studies have been published from different perspectives. Evidence for the treatment of psychiatric diagnoses exists, but more and larger randomized controlled trials with placebo arms need to be conducted. Below is a selection of studies related to trauma treatment.

• Alpha oscillation neurofeedback modulates amygdala complex connectivity and arousal in posttraumatic stress disorder
• A Pilot Study of Neurofeedback for Chronic PTSD
• A Randomized Controlled Study of Neurofeedback for Chronic PTSD
• The use of EEG Biofeedback/Neurofeedback in psychiatric rehabilitation
• Real-time fMRI neurofeedback training of the amygdala activity with simultaneous EEG in veterans with combat-related PTSD
• The Effectiveness of Using Neurofeedback in the Treatment of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: A Systematic Review

Adverse Childhood Experiences, The ACE-Study

The ACE study is one of the world's most cited public health studies and there is so much information and so many studies linked to it that it has its own website. Instead of referring to specific studies on ACE, we have therefore chosen to link to the website. Here you can look for studies by subject and area.

• Adverse Childood Experiences

Lifespan Integration

Lifespan Integration is a protocol-based psychotherapeutic treatment method that through structured work with different timelines, among other things, can help the brain to anchor and integrate traumatic memories. WONSA recently published the first randomized treatment study on Lifespan Integration for the treatment of PTSD after rape. A protocol called Modified Lifespan Integration (MLI) was used in the study. Several studies are planned around the world, both on this protocol and on protocols for other psychiatric diagnoses. Our experience indicates that the method is powerful. Special training is needed to be able to perform the method safely, despite its seemingly simple procedures. For this reason, we have chosen not to have the manual on our website. If you want to read it, you can contact us via info@wonsa.org

• A One-Session Treatment of PTSD After Single Sexual Assault Trauma. A Pilot Study of the WONSA MLI Project: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Psychedelics

Psychedelics are a class of substances that affect the brain in different ways and which seem to increase both plasticity and the ability for different sensory experiences. There are a plethora of ongoing studies and below you can find links to some of them. Dr. Stanislav Grof: “...the potential significance of LSD and other psychedelics for psychiatry and psychology [is] comparable to the value the microscope has for biology or the telescope has for astronomy” (Stolaroff 2004)

• MDMA-assisted therapy for severe PTSD: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase 3 study
• The Past and Future of Psychedelic Science: An Introduction to This Issue
• Psychedelic Treatments for Psychiatric Disorders: A Systematic Review and Thematic Synthesis of Patient Experiences in Qualitative Studies
• MDMA-assisted psychotherapy for PTSD: Are memory reconsolidation and fear extinction underlying mechanisms?
• Use of Medicinal Cannabis and Synthetic Cannabinoids in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): A Systematic Review
• Psychedelics and Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy
• Psychedelic drugs-a new era in psychiatry?