Coping styles in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) patients

Amir, Marianne; Kaplan, Zeev; Efroni, R.; Levine, Yael; Benjamin, Jonathan; Kotler, Moshe

doi:10.1016/s0191-8869(97)80005-0

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“…In addition, Lauterbach and Vrana showed that different personality traits are not only related to prevalence, but also to the severity of posttraumatic stress symptoms [21]. Also, different coping styles and the level of social support appear to be important factors in the development of PTSD [22][23][24][25], as we have confirmed in our study for active approach and/or confrontation. The role of social support was not clear in our study.…”

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Characteristics of polytrauma patients with posttraumatic stress disorder in a level 1 trauma center

Kreis

Castano

Tuinebreijer

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Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg

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Aims The aims of this study were to determine if the severity of injury is related to the prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in polytrauma patients and to review the personality traits of patients with PTSD. Results PTSD was demonstrated in 22.6% of the patients. Methods ConclusionsAn increased level of neuroticism, negative cognitions regarding themselves, and active dealing were found to be significant predictors of PTSD. However, we found no relation between the injury severity score and the prevalence of PTSD.

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Characteristics of polytrauma patients with posttraumatic stress disorder in a level 1 trauma center

Kreis

Castano

Tuinebreijer

et al. 2011

Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg

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“…For the neutral task the following predictions for reported target thought frequency were tested: (a) It was expected that the PTSD group would report fewer white bear thoughts during suppression than the no-PTSD group as it is likely that they have more suppression experience in response to intrusions (e.g., Amir et al, 1997); (b) a group difference was expected for number of target thoughts reported during expression, as between-groups post-suppression rebound effects are commonly found (e.g., Wegner et al, 1987); and (c) it was expected that both groups would have more target thoughts during expression than suppression, as previous studies have found a within-group post-suppression rebound effect for neutral targets (e.g., Wegner et al).…”

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“…Although intrusive thoughts are common immediately following trauma (e.g., Horowitz, 1976), individuals who develop PTSD experience intrusions at a higher frequency and duration than those who do not (Davies & Clark, 1998). Suppression appears to be a response to such intrusions (Amir et al, 1997) and may contribute to the development or maintenance of PTSD (e.g., Beevers, Wenzlaff, Hayes, & Scott, 1999;Purdon, 1999). For example, in a longitudinal study following natural disaster, suppression of trauma-related thoughts 3 months post-trauma was predictive of PTSD symptomatology 1 year post-trauma (Morgan, Matthews, & Winton, 1995).…”

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Suppression of neutral and trauma targets: Implications for posttraumatic stress disorder

Amstadter

Vernon

2006

J. Traum. Stress

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Recent findings suggest that thought suppression may lead to increased intrusive thoughts for trauma survivors, paradoxically increasing symptoms. Participants with trauma history, 31 with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and 34 without PTSD, engaged in neutral white bear and trauma suppression tasks. A group difference was found for the trauma task and not for the neutral task. For the trauma task, both groups demonstrated an increase of trauma thoughts during suppression, but the PTSD group continued to report trauma thoughts at a higher level than the no-PTSD group post-suppression. These findings suggest that it is not an individual's general suppression ability, but the content of thoughts suppressed that leads to problems with intrusions for those with PTSD.

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“…P II : S 0 19 1-88 6 9( 00 ) 0 01 5 2-5 Personality and Individual Differences 31 (2001) 485±493 www.elsevier.com/locate/paid trauma memories intrude their consciousness (e.g. Amir, Kaplan, Efroni, Levine, Benjamin & Kotler, 1997).…”

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Thought suppression and traumatic intrusions in undergraduate students: a correlational study

Rassin

Muris

2001

Personality and Individual Differences

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Thought suppression (i.e. the process of consciously trying to avoid certain thoughts) is claimed to promote memory loss, but also to increase the frequency of intrusive thoughts (i.e. hyperaccessibility). Although these e ects seem contradictory, Wegner, Quillian and Houston [Wegner, D. M., Quillian, F., & Houston, C. (1996). Memories out of order: Thought suppression and the disassembly of remembered experience. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 71, 680±691.] succeeded in reconciling them by postulating the``scene activation'' hypothesis. According to this hypothesis, hyperaccessibility of isolated intrusive memories, due to thought suppression, leads to perceived fragmentation (i.e. snapshot likeness) of the memory of the whole event, ultimately resulting in a perception of (partial) memory loss. To investigate this chain of events, undergraduate students (n=110) completed questionnaires about thought suppression and their memories of highly adverse experiences. Correlational analyses revealed that thought suppression was positively related to hyperaccessibility, snapshot likeness, and memory loss. Structural equation modelling elucidated that thought suppression is not necessarily the cause of these memory characteristics. #

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Coping styles in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) patients

Cited by 40 publications

References 24 publications

Characteristics of polytrauma patients with posttraumatic stress disorder in a level 1 trauma center

Characteristics of polytrauma patients with posttraumatic stress disorder in a level 1 trauma center

Suppression of neutral and trauma targets: Implications for posttraumatic stress disorder

Thought suppression and traumatic intrusions in undergraduate students: a correlational study

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