OBJECTIVE: Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and major depression occur frequently
following traumatic exposure, both as separate disorders and concurrently. This raises the …

This study assessed the relations between pretrauma risk (neuroticism, negative affect, prior
distress) and protective (self-esteem, optimism) factors and posttraumatic stress disorder …

In this article we review current knowledge about the nature of posttraumatic stress disorder
(PTSD) in order to assist clinicians in the diagnosis and treatment of reactions to traumatic …

Objective: There is inadequate evidence regarding the symptom profile of people who have
posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) over time. The goal of this study was to determine the …

Objective: This study aims to determine whether symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder
(PTSD) form a latent dimension reflecting responsivity to life events and whether PTSD …

Few studies have examined whether trauma‐exposed individuals are consistent in their
retrospective reports of how they reacted at the time of trauma exposure, and whether this …

Peritraumatic reactions such as fear, psychic and somatoform dissociation, tonic immobility,
data-driven processing, and mental defeat are important in the etiology of posttraumatic …

BackgroundSome studies suggest that early psychological treatment is effective in
preventing chronic post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), but it is as yet unclear how best to …

The posttraumatic cognitions inventory (PTCI) has emerged as a well-supported measure of
trauma-related cognitions and has been associated with overall posttraumatic stress …