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World J Methodol. Sep 20, 2023; 13(4): 166-169
Published online Sep 20, 2023. doi: 10.5662/wjm.v13.i4.166
Importance of methodological considerations in documenting psychological trauma
Gentian Vyshka, Fatime Elezi, Tedi Mana
Gentian Vyshka, Biomedical and Experimental Department, Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine, Tirana 1005, Albania
Fatime Elezi, Tedi Mana, Service of Psychiatry, University Hospital Center “Mother Teresa”, Tirana 1005, Albania
Author contributions: Vyshka G and Mana T manuscript drafting and literature review; Elezi F manuscript mentoring and approval of revised version; Vyshka G wrote the paper and revised it.
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Corresponding author: Gentian Vyshka, MD, Professor, Biomedical and Experimental Department, Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine, Rr. Dibres 371, Tirana 1005, Albania. gvyshka@gmail.com
Received: April 18, 2023
Peer-review started: April 18, 2023
First decision: June 1, 2023
Revised: June 10, 2023
Accepted: June 27, 2023
Article in press: June 27, 2023
Published online: September 20, 2023
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Core Tip

Core Tip: The documentation of psychological trauma is a delicate issue with important clinical, ethical and legal implications. Interviews, self-reporting, hypnosis and recent sophisticated imaging techniques have been proposed and tried. While each method has intrinsic advantages and drawbacks, it is important for scholars to specify their chosen approach while denoting the value and limitations of the findings.