Alex Griffin
@aegriffcogneuro.bsky.social
Second Year PhD student at Kings College London 🧑🔬
Interested in PDA, autism and cognition 🧠
#actuallyautistic #audhd
Non-binary scientist (they/them)
On other things @aegriffcogneuro(@mastodon.world)
May also post about TTRPGs, the NFL 🐬 and Nintendo
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Interested in PDA, autism and cognition 🧠
#actuallyautistic #audhd
Non-binary scientist (they/them)
On other things @aegriffcogneuro(@mastodon.world)
May also post about TTRPGs, the NFL 🐬 and Nintendo
🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇬🇧🇺🇸
⌛ What drives the finding of increased PTSD levels over time – is all contributing trauma related to war exposure? Investigations of the specific traumatic events experienced is crucial
We hope that more work can be done so that we can better understand the needs of adolescents experiencing war!
We hope that more work can be done so that we can better understand the needs of adolescents experiencing war!
June 3, 2025 at 12:25 PM
⌛ What drives the finding of increased PTSD levels over time – is all contributing trauma related to war exposure? Investigations of the specific traumatic events experienced is crucial
We hope that more work can be done so that we can better understand the needs of adolescents experiencing war!
We hope that more work can be done so that we can better understand the needs of adolescents experiencing war!
What’s next?
🌐 More work needs to be done globally to understand the unique impact of war on adolescents, especially in different global contexts
🖊️ Further investigation of the differences between different PTSD measures, especially in different cultural settings and in diagnosis rates, is needed
🌐 More work needs to be done globally to understand the unique impact of war on adolescents, especially in different global contexts
🖊️ Further investigation of the differences between different PTSD measures, especially in different cultural settings and in diagnosis rates, is needed
June 3, 2025 at 12:24 PM
What’s next?
🌐 More work needs to be done globally to understand the unique impact of war on adolescents, especially in different global contexts
🖊️ Further investigation of the differences between different PTSD measures, especially in different cultural settings and in diagnosis rates, is needed
🌐 More work needs to be done globally to understand the unique impact of war on adolescents, especially in different global contexts
🖊️ Further investigation of the differences between different PTSD measures, especially in different cultural settings and in diagnosis rates, is needed
📆 PTSD prevalence rates increased the longer it had been since war had ended, even after controlling for mean sample age
❌ No effects were found for mean sample age, study quality, economic index of the affected area, whether the war was ongoing or had ended, or gender (only measured in 6 studies)
❌ No effects were found for mean sample age, study quality, economic index of the affected area, whether the war was ongoing or had ended, or gender (only measured in 6 studies)
June 3, 2025 at 12:24 PM
📆 PTSD prevalence rates increased the longer it had been since war had ended, even after controlling for mean sample age
❌ No effects were found for mean sample age, study quality, economic index of the affected area, whether the war was ongoing or had ended, or gender (only measured in 6 studies)
❌ No effects were found for mean sample age, study quality, economic index of the affected area, whether the war was ongoing or had ended, or gender (only measured in 6 studies)
What did we find?
✏️ Average PTSD prevalence was 29.4%, but there was huge variation between studies, ranging between ~2% and ~80%
📖 Prevalence varied by measure used for PTSD, but as each was only used a few times, it is difficult to draw concrete conclusions about the differences between measures
✏️ Average PTSD prevalence was 29.4%, but there was huge variation between studies, ranging between ~2% and ~80%
📖 Prevalence varied by measure used for PTSD, but as each was only used a few times, it is difficult to draw concrete conclusions about the differences between measures
June 3, 2025 at 12:24 PM
What did we find?
✏️ Average PTSD prevalence was 29.4%, but there was huge variation between studies, ranging between ~2% and ~80%
📖 Prevalence varied by measure used for PTSD, but as each was only used a few times, it is difficult to draw concrete conclusions about the differences between measures
✏️ Average PTSD prevalence was 29.4%, but there was huge variation between studies, ranging between ~2% and ~80%
📖 Prevalence varied by measure used for PTSD, but as each was only used a few times, it is difficult to draw concrete conclusions about the differences between measures
🪖 While some studies were conducted during war, studies conducted in the aftermath ranged from a couple months to ten years after war cessation
📝 Studies massively varied in their choice of tool for measuring PTSD prevalence
✅ Studies also varied in quality, with some studies not reporting key info
📝 Studies massively varied in their choice of tool for measuring PTSD prevalence
✅ Studies also varied in quality, with some studies not reporting key info
June 3, 2025 at 12:24 PM
🪖 While some studies were conducted during war, studies conducted in the aftermath ranged from a couple months to ten years after war cessation
📝 Studies massively varied in their choice of tool for measuring PTSD prevalence
✅ Studies also varied in quality, with some studies not reporting key info
📝 Studies massively varied in their choice of tool for measuring PTSD prevalence
✅ Studies also varied in quality, with some studies not reporting key info
What were the studies we found like?
📚 We found 21 studies with data on prevalence of PTSD in adolescents in war
🗺️ Studies represent 12 varied locations that have experienced war
👥 Adolescent participants spanned ages 11-24, close to our current expanded definition of the adolescent period (10-24)
📚 We found 21 studies with data on prevalence of PTSD in adolescents in war
🗺️ Studies represent 12 varied locations that have experienced war
👥 Adolescent participants spanned ages 11-24, close to our current expanded definition of the adolescent period (10-24)
June 3, 2025 at 12:24 PM
What were the studies we found like?
📚 We found 21 studies with data on prevalence of PTSD in adolescents in war
🗺️ Studies represent 12 varied locations that have experienced war
👥 Adolescent participants spanned ages 11-24, close to our current expanded definition of the adolescent period (10-24)
📚 We found 21 studies with data on prevalence of PTSD in adolescents in war
🗺️ Studies represent 12 varied locations that have experienced war
👥 Adolescent participants spanned ages 11-24, close to our current expanded definition of the adolescent period (10-24)
I was meant to spend a year in Amsterdam but it was cut short due to Covid. Even so, I found that short time to be transformational. It was the first time I ever really felt "homesick, and overcoming that, and realising how a world that felt so alien became normal to me, really built my resilience.
February 13, 2025 at 4:57 PM
I was meant to spend a year in Amsterdam but it was cut short due to Covid. Even so, I found that short time to be transformational. It was the first time I ever really felt "homesick, and overcoming that, and realising how a world that felt so alien became normal to me, really built my resilience.