Correlates of post-traumatic stress at 30 months: the herald of free enterprise disaster
Behaviour Research and TherapyPublished 1 June 1994
Stephen Joseph, William Yule, Ruth Williams, Peter Hodgkinson
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Assessment of social and psychological factors thought to determine symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder found crisis support and life-events subsequent to the disaster are the two best predictors of general psychological well-being, whereas a sense of helplessness during the disaster and bereavement are theTwo best predictor of intrusive symptomatology.
Abstract
Although exposure to a traumatic event is thought to be the main aetiological factor in the development of post-traumatic stress disorder, there remain large unexplained individual differences in the severity and chronicity of symptoms. The aim of the present study was to assess the relative contribution of a number of social and psychological factors which are thought to determine symptoms. Crisis support and life-events subsequent to the disaster are the two best predictors of general psychological well-being, whereas a sense of helplessness during the disaster and bereavement are the two best predictors of intrusive symptomatology.
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