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  1. Identification with the aggressor and doubt regarding abuse-related appraisals as predictors of depression and anxiety in childhood abuse survivors.

    Article • American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, August 2026, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Prof. Yael Lahav

  2. The relationship between different forms of childhood abuse and subsequent body dysmorphic disorder and complex PTSD symptoms among Israeli women.

    Article • American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, January 2026, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Prof. Yael Lahav

  3. A double betrayal: The implications of institutional betrayal for trauma-related symptoms in intimate partner violence survivors.

    Article • American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, February 2025, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Prof. Yael Lahav

  4. Sensory modulation difficulties and PTSD: A prospective study during and after rocket attacks.

    Article • Psychological Trauma Theory Research Practice and Policy, February 2025, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Prof. Yael Lahav

  5. Testing previously proposed models of the Tonic Immobility Scale in a peritraumatic sample of Israeli civilians: Support for a three-factor model.

    Article • Psychological Trauma Theory Research Practice and Policy, April 2023, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Prof. Yael Lahav

  6. Peritraumatic reactions during the COVID-19 pandemic – The contribution of posttraumatic growth attributed to prior trauma

    Article • Journal of Psychiatric Research, January 2021, Elsevier

    Prof. Yael Lahav

  7. Psychological distress related to COVID-19 – The contribution of continuous traumatic stress

    Article • Journal of Affective Disorders, December 2020, Elsevier

    Prof. Yael Lahav

  8. Sexual Dysfunction and Distress Among Childhood Sexual Abuse Survivors: The Role of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

    Article • The Journal of Sexual Medicine, November 2020, Elsevier

    Prof. Yael Lahav

  9. Childhood Sexual Abuse and Sexual Motivations – The Role of Dissociation

    Article • The Journal of Sex Research, September 2020, Taylor & Francis

    Prof. Yael Lahav

  10. Chronic Pain and Premature Aging – The Moderating Role of Physical Exercise

    Article • Journal of Pain, August 2020, Elsevier

    Prof. Yael Lahav

  11. Impostorism, subjective age, and perceived health among aging veterans

    Article • Social Science & Medicine, August 2020, Elsevier

    Prof. Yael Lahav

  12. Identification With the Aggressor and Inward and Outward Aggression in Abuse Survivors

    Article • Journal of Interpersonal Violence, July 2020, SAGE Publications

    Prof. Yael Lahav

  13. Sexual Functioning Among Childhood Sexual Abuse Survivors From an Attachment Perspective

    Article • The Journal of Sexual Medicine, July 2020, Elsevier

    Prof. Yael Lahav

  14. Punishing the Self: Post-Traumatic Guilt Mediates the Link Between Trauma and Deficient Pain Modulation

    Article • Journal of Pain, March 2020, Elsevier

    Prof. Yael Lahav

  15. The aging of heroes: Posttraumatic stress, resilience and growth among aging decorated veterans

    Article • The Journal of Positive Psychology, February 2020, Taylor & Francis

    Prof. Yael Lahav, Dr. Rahel Bachem

  16. Psychopathology among adult survivors of child pornography

    Article • Child Abuse & Neglect, December 2019, Elsevier

    Prof. Yael Lahav

  17. Knowing the Abuser Inside and Out: The Development and Psychometric Evaluation of the Identification With the Aggressor Scale

    Article • Journal of Interpersonal Violence, August 2019, SAGE Publications

    Dr. Yael Lahav, Prof. Yael Lahav

  18. Post-Traumatic Growth, Dissociation, and Sexual Revictimization in Female Childhood Sexual Abuse Survivors

    Article • Child Maltreatment, June 2019, SAGE Publications

    Dr. Yael Lahav, Prof. Yael Lahav

  19. Sexual satisfaction in spouses of ex-POWs: The role of PTSD symptoms and self-differentiation

    Article • Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, March 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Naomi Price, Dr. Yael Lahav, Prof. Yael Lahav

  20. Reenacting Past Abuse – Identification with the Aggressor and Sexual Revictimization

    Article • Journal of Trauma & Dissociation, February 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Anat Talmon, Dr. Yael Lahav, Prof. Yael Lahav

  21. Perceived social support, loneliness, and later life telomere length following wartime captivity.

    Article • Health Psychology, November 2018, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Prof. Yael Lahav

  22. Domestic Abuse and Forgiveness among Military Spouses

    Article • Journal of Aggression Maltreatment & Trauma, October 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Keith Renshaw, Dr. Yael Lahav, Prof. Yael Lahav

  23. Twofold trauma exposure – the dual function of attachment avoidance

    Article • Attachment & Human Development, March 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Yael Lahav, Prof. Yael Lahav

  24. The traumatized body: Long-term PTSD and its implications for the orientation towards bodily signals

    Article • Psychiatry Research, March 2018, Elsevier

    Prof. Yael Lahav

  25. Telomere Length and Depression Among Ex-Prisoners of War: The Role of Subjective Age

    Article • The Journals of Gerontology Series B, February 2018, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Prof. Yael Lahav

  26. Reciprocal associations of pain and post-traumatic stress symptoms after whiplash injury: A longitudinal, cross-lagged study

    Article • European Journal of Pain, January 2018, Wiley

    Prof. Yael Lahav

  27. Two-Track Differentiation Paradigm in Psychotherapy

    Article • Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy, August 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Yael Lahav

  28. Torturing personification of chronic pain among torture survivors

    Article • Journal of Psychosomatic Research, August 2017, Elsevier

    Prof. Yael Lahav

  29. Secondary Traumatization and Differentiation Among the Wives of Former POWs: A Reciprocal Association

    Article • Journal of Traumatic Stress, July 2017, Wiley

    Prof. Yael Lahav, Moshe Bensimon

  30. Posttraumatic Growth and Dyadic Adjustment among War Veterans and their Wives

    Article • Frontiers in Psychology, June 2017, Frontiers

    Prof. Yael Lahav

  31. Self-Disclosing Trauma and Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms in Couples: A Longitudinal Study

    Article • Psychiatry, January 2017, Taylor & Francis

    Prof. Yael Lahav

  32. A randomized controlled trial of brief Somatic Experiencing for chronic low back pain and comorbid post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms

    Article • European Journal of Psychotraumatology, January 2017, Taylor & Francis

    Prof. Yael Lahav

  33. Dysfunctional Pain Modulation in Torture Survivors: The Mediating Effect of PTSD

    Article • Journal of Pain, January 2017, Elsevier

    Prof. Yael Lahav

  34. Auditory hallucinations and PTSD in ex-POWS

    Article • Journal of Trauma & Dissociation, December 2016, Taylor & Francis

    Prof. Yael Lahav

  35. The cycle of healing - dissociation and attachment during treatment of CSA survivors

    Article • Child Abuse & Neglect, October 2016, Elsevier

    Prof. Yael Lahav

  36. Keeping a healthy distance: Self-differentiation and perceived health among ex-prisoners-of-war's wives

    Article • Journal of Psychosomatic Research, October 2016, Elsevier

    Prof. Yael Lahav

  37. Posttraumatic Growth and Shattered World Assumptions Among Ex-POWs: The Role of Dissociation

    Article • Psychiatry, October 2016, Taylor & Francis

    Prof. Yael Lahav

  38. World Assumptions Among Wives of Former Prisoners of War

    Article • Journal of Family Issues, July 2016, SAGE Publications

    Prof. Yael Lahav

  39. Attachment and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Multiple Trauma Samples

    Article • Journal of Psychiatry, January 2016, OMICS Publishing Group

    Prof. Yael Lahav

  40. Posttraumatic growth and perceived health: The role of posttraumatic stress symptoms.

    Article • American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, January 2016, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Prof. Yael Lahav

  41. Secondary traumatization and attachment among wives of former POWs: a longitudinal study

    Article • Attachment & Human Development, December 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Prof. Yael Lahav

  42. Attachment security and pain — The disrupting effect of captivity and PTSS

    Article • Journal of Psychosomatic Research, December 2015, Elsevier

    Prof. Yael Lahav

  43. Somatic Complaints and Attachment in Former Prisoners of War: A Longitudinal Study

    Article • Psychiatry, October 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Prof. Yael Lahav

  44. The role of ex-POWs’ PTSD symptoms and trajectories in wives’ secondary traumatization.

    Article • Journal of Family Psychology, October 2014, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Prof. Yael Lahav