Background: It is unclear which specific symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder are
related to poor perceived quality of life. Objective: To investigate the influence of post …

Background Psychological distress following traumatic injury can influence the patient
health, well-being and quality of life; however, this impact may partly vary according to the …

Background Pain anxiety has been associated with more severe posttraumatic stress
disorder (PTSD) symptoms. However, the unique role of individual domains of pain anxiety …

Using structural equation modeling, the present study investigated the relationship between
after-effects of war-related traumatic events, generalized self-efficacy, self-esteem …

Problems with positive emotion are an important component of posttraumatic stress disorder
(PTSD), with competing perspectives as to why. The global model suggests that people with …

Psychological factors are capable of influencing an individual's perception of pain and may
mediate the evolution from acute to chronic pain. Personality characteristics, such as …

Abstract The Subjective Traumatic Outlook (STO) deals with changes in individuals'
perception, following a traumatic event and the difficulties of integrating pre-trauma past …

Background: Previous research has shown that multiple traumatic experiences cumulatively
increase the risk for the development of severe symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder …

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms are associated with increased physical
health problems, including chronic pain. Although researchers have identified several risk …

The present study evaluated the relative importance of different cognitive factors (anxiety
sensitivity and trauma-related beliefs) in predicting PTSD symptom severity and treatment …