scholarly journals Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms among Lithuanian Parents Raising Children with Cancer

Children ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (9) ◽  
pp. 116
Author(s):  
Irina Banienė ◽  
Nida Žemaitienė
Keyword(s):  
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Symptom Expression ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Children With Cancer ◽  
Stress Symptom ◽  
Raising Children ◽  
Stress Symptoms ◽  
Post Traumatic

Background and objectives: The study aims to evaluate post-traumatic stress symptom expression among Lithuanian parents raising children with cancer, including social, demographic, and medical factors, and to determine their significance for the risk of developing post-traumatic stress disorder. Materials and methods: The study was carried out in two major Lithuanian hospitals treating children with oncologic diseases. The cross-sectional study included 195 parents, out of which 151 were mothers (77.4%) and 44 were fathers (22.6%). Post-traumatic stress symptoms were assessed using the Impact of Event Scale-Revised. To collect the sociodemographic, childhood cancer, and treatment data, we developed a questionnaire that was completed by the parents. Main study results were obtained using multiple linear regression. Results: A total of 75.4% of parents caring for children with cancer had pronounced symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder. The female gender (β = 0.83, p < 0.001) was associated with an increased manifestation of symptoms, whilst higher parental education (β = −0.21, p = 0.034) and the absence of relapse (β = −0.48, p < 0.001) of the child’s disease reduced post-traumatic stress symptom expression. Conclusions: Obtained results confirmed that experiencing a child’s cancer diagnosis and treatment is extremely stressful for many parents. This event may lead to impaired mental health and increased post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) risk; hence, it is necessary to provide better support and assistance to parents of children with cancer.

scholarly journals Emotional Behavioral Problems and Post Traumatic Stress Symptoms in Collaborators in Children With Cancer

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 216-227
Author(s):  
Fariba Hosseini ◽  
◽  
Asma Aghebati ◽  
Ali Asghar Asgharnejad ◽  
Khadijeh Arjomandi Rafsanjani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Behavioral Problems ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Children With Cancer ◽  
Stress Symptoms ◽  
Post Traumatic

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to investigate the emotional, behavioral problems, and posttraumatic stress symptoms in siblings of children with cancer and a control group. Methods: This study is a causal-comparative study. The sample consisted of 30 siblings aged 11 to 18 years old in children with cancer, 30 controls, who were matched for age and sex. The data was collected through availability sampling. In this study, a self-report questionnaire of adolescents and symptom scales of post-traumatic stress disorder-self-report form was used to assess the internalization, externalization, and symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder. Results: The results showed that there is a significant difference between internalization problems, extraversion problems, and post-traumatic stress symptoms in adolescents with cancer and the control group. Conclusion: According to the results, the siblings of children with cancer had more behavioral emotional behaviors than the control group that these findings revealed a greater vulnerability in this group and a guide for appropriate interventions.

scholarly journals Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Related Factors in Parents of Children With Cancer in South-East of Iran

2012 ◽  
Vol 14 (12) ◽  
pp. 776-81 ◽  
Author(s):  
Majid Naderi ◽  
Mahboubeh Firouzkoohi Moghadam ◽  
Mahdiyeh Hamzenejad ◽  
Abolfazl Emamdadi ◽  
Hossein Karami
Keyword(s):  
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Children With Cancer ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
East Of Iran ◽  
Post Traumatic

scholarly journals Risk factors for post-traumatic stress disorder among UK Armed Forces personnel

2008 ◽  
Vol 38 (4) ◽  
pp. 511-522 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. C. Iversen ◽  
N. T. Fear ◽  
A. Ehlers ◽  
J. Hacker Hughes ◽  
L. Hull ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Military Personnel ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Childhood Adversity ◽  
Armed Forces ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Extreme Stress ◽  
Stress Symptoms ◽  
Post Traumatic

BackgroundThere is considerable interest in understanding further the factors that increase the risk of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) for military personnel. This study aimed to investigate the relative contribution of demographic variables; childhood adversity; the nature of exposure to traumatic events during deployment; appraisal of these experiences; and home-coming experiences in relation to the prevalence of PTSD ‘caseness’ as measured by a score of ⩾50 on the PTSD Checklist (PCL) in UK Armed Forces personnel who have been deployed in Iraq since 2003.MethodData were drawn from the first stage of a retrospective cohort study comparing UK military personnel who were deployed to the 2003 Iraq War with personnel serving in the UK Armed Forces on 31 March 2003 but who were not deployed to the initial phase of war fighting. Participants were randomly selected and invited to participate. The response rate was 61%. We have limited these analyses to 4762 regular service individuals who responded to the survey and who have been deployed in Iraq since 2003.ResultsPost-traumatic stress symptoms were associated with lower rank, being unmarried, having low educational attainment and a history of childhood adversity. Exposure to potentially traumatizing events, in particular being deployed to a ‘forward’ area in close contact with the enemy, was associated with post-traumatic stress symptoms. Appraisals of the experience as involving threat to one's own life and a perception that work in theatre was above an individual's trade and experience were strongly associated with post-traumatic stress symptoms. Low morale and poor social support within the unit and non-receipt of a home-coming brief (psycho-education) were associated with greater risk of post-traumatic stress symptoms.ConclusionsPersonal appraisal of threat to life during the trauma emerged as the most important predictor of post-traumatic stress symptoms. These results also raise the possibility that there are important modifiable occupational factors such as unit morale, leadership, preparing combatants for their role in theatre which may influence an individual's risk of post-traumatic stress symptoms. Therefore interventions focused on systematic preparation of personnel for the extreme stress of combat may help to lessen the psychological impact of deployment.

scholarly journals Why the COVID-19 pandemic is a traumatic stressor

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Victoria M. E. Bridgland ◽  
Ella K. Moeck ◽  
Deanne M. Green ◽  
Taylor L. Swain ◽  
Diane Nayda ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Emotional Impact ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Symptoms ◽  
Direct Trauma ◽  
Life Threatening ◽  
Post Traumatic ◽  
Event Models

AbstractThe COVID-19 pandemic does not fit into prevailing Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) models, or diagnostic criteria, yet emerging research shows traumatic stress symptoms as a result of this ongoing global stressor. Current pathogenic event models focus on past, and largely direct, trauma exposure to certain kinds of life-threatening events. Nevertheless, among a sample of online participants (N = 1,040) in five western countries, we found participants had PTSD-like symptoms for events that had not happened and when participants had been directly (e.g., contact with virus) or indirectly exposed to COVID-19 (e.g., via media). Moreover, 13.2% of our sample were likely PTSD-positive, despite types of COVID-19 “exposure” (e.g., lockdown) not fitting DSM-5 criteria. The emotional impact of “worst” experienced/anticipated events best predicted PTSD-like symptoms. Our findings add to existing literature supporting a pathogenic event memory model of traumatic stress.

Somatisation as a Presentation in Depression and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder among Cambodian Refugees

1993 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 422-428 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Cheung
Keyword(s):  
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Case Histories ◽  
Common Presentation ◽  
Stress Symptoms ◽  
Small Doses ◽  
Post Traumatic ◽  
Psychiatric Problems

Three Cambodian patients with Depression and Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) presenting with somatic complaints are described. Their case histories support previous observations that somatisation is the most common presentation of Cambodian patients with Depression and PTSD. The probable reasons why depressed, traumatised Cambodian patients somatise their psychiatric problems are discussed. These cases illustrate the difficulties involved in engaging such patients in Western style psychotherapy, but show the effectiveness of small doses of antidepressants in treating the depressive and post-traumatic stress symptoms.

scholarly journals Predictors of traumatic stress symptoms in police personnel exposed to sexual trauma

2021 ◽  
pp. 0032258X2110315
Author(s):  
Ruth Parkes ◽  
Nicola Graham-Kevan ◽  
Jo Bryce
Keyword(s):  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Symptoms ◽  
Negative Beliefs ◽  
Police Personnel ◽  
Post Traumatic ◽  
Negative Coping

This article presents findings from a survey which explored exposure to sexual offence material in Police personnel ( N = 384). Factor analysis determined that two types of coping strategies were employed: ‘detachment’ and ‘avoidance’, with a further factor regarding ‘negative coping beliefs’. Two types of adverse impact analogous to post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms were identified: ‘cognitive/affective changes’ and ‘increased suspicion/vigilance’. Multiple regression analysis found that avoidance-based coping strategies, holding negative beliefs about coping, being a parent, and having personally experienced sexual abuse were all predictive of increased levels of traumatic stress symptoms.

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