Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms, Functioning, and Suicidal Ideation in US Military Veterans

2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lorig K. Kachadourian ◽  
Ilan Harpaz-Rotem ◽  
Jack Tsai ◽  
Steven M. Southwick ◽  
Robert H. Pietrzak
Keyword(s):  
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Suicidal Ideation ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Military Veterans ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms ◽  
Us Military

Does Writing Reduce Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms?

2003 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
pp. 569-580 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pamela B. Deters ◽  
Lillian M. Range
Keyword(s):  
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Suicidal Ideation ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Traumatic Experiences ◽  
Ptsd Symptoms ◽  
Initial State ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms ◽  
Better Than

To see if writing about their trauma lessened PTSD and related symptoms, 57 undergraduates, previously screened for traumatic experiences, wrote for 15 minutes on 4 days across 2 weeks about either their trauma or a trivial topic. They reported PTSD, impact, suicide ideas, dissociation, and depression pre-, post-, and at 6-week follow-up testing. Trauma and trivial writers were not different. Surprisingly, at follow-up everyone reported less severe PTSD symptoms, impact, and dissociation, and fewer health visits, but about the same suicidal ideation and depression. On PTSD symptoms and impact, the pattern of improvement was different: Those writing about trauma got worse at posttesting, but improved to better than their initial state by follow-up. Those writing about a trivial topic got better by posttesting, and held that position at follow-up. In this project, writing seemed to reduce PTSD symptoms regardless of whether it concerned the trauma or what they ate for lunch.

scholarly journals Courses of suicidal ideation among military veterans in residential treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder

2020 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
pp. 273-284 ◽  
Author(s):  
Noelle B. Smith ◽  
Lauren M. Sippel ◽  
David C. Rozek ◽  
Patricia T. Spangler ◽  
Delphine Traber ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Suicidal Ideation ◽  
Residential Treatment ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Military Veterans
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