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Trajectories of Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms in Significant Others of Patients With Severe Traumatic Brain Injury.
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Journal of Loss & Trauma . Nov2013, Vol. 18 Issue 6, p521-538. 18p. 4 Charts, 1 Graph. - Publication Year :
- 2013
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Abstract
- Long-term psychological distress has been reported among significant others of patients who sustained a traumatic brain injury (TBI). This study examined the course and potential predictors of posttraumatic stress symptoms in a relative sample (N = 135) drawn from a national cohort study on severe TBI in Switzerland. Latent growth mixture model analyses revealed two main groups: Across 3, 6, and 12 months after the accident, 63% of the sample indicated fairly low symptom severity (“resilient” course), whereas 37% showed persistence of “higher distress” as indicated by elevated scores on the Impact of Event Scale–Revised. Group membership was significantly associated with self-reported dysfunctional disclosure style. Implications for research and practice are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
- Subjects :
- *FAMILIES & psychology
*ANALYSIS of variance
*BRAIN injuries
*CHI-squared test
*INTERVIEWING
*LONGITUDINAL method
*POST-traumatic stress disorder
*PROBABILITY theory
*QUESTIONNAIRES
*RESEARCH funding
*SCALES (Weighing instruments)
*SELF-evaluation
*STATISTICS
*U-statistics
*DATA analysis
*DATA analysis software
*DESCRIPTIVE statistics
*PSYCHOLOGY
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 15325024
- Volume :
- 18
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Loss & Trauma
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 86689238
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/15325024.2012.719342