What parts of PTSD are normal: intrusion, avoidance, or arousal? Data from the Northridge, California, earthquake.
J Trauma Stress
; 13(1): 57-75, 2000 Jan.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-10761174
ABSTRACT
The incidence and comorbidity of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are addressed in a study of 130 Northridge, California, earthquake survivors interviewed 3 months post-disaster. Only 13% of the sample met full PTSD criteria, but 48% met both the re-experiencing and the arousal symptom criteria, without meeting the avoidance and numbing symptom criterion. Psychiatric comorbidity was associated mostly with avoidance and numbing symptoms. For moderately severe traumatic events, re-experiencing and arousal symptoms may be the most "normal," and survivors with a history of psychiatric problems may be those most likely to develop full PTSD. A system that considers people who meet all three symptom criteria to have a psychiatric disorder yet recognizes the distress of other symptomatic survivors may best serve traumatized populations.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Arousal
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Attention
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Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
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Avoidance Learning
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Disasters
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Language:
En
Journal:
J Trauma Stress
Journal subject:
PSICOLOGIA
Year:
2000
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States