scholarly journals Posttraumatic Stress Disorder among Danish Soldiers 2.5 Years after Military Deployment in Afghanistan: The Role of Personality Traits as Predisposing Risk Factors

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janne Hellerup Nielsen ◽  
Soeren Bo Andersen ◽  
Annie Hogh
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Military Deployment

scholarly journals The role of trauma experiences, personality traits, and genotype in maintaining posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms among child survivors of the Wenchuan earthquake

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuwei Li ◽  
Qiuyue Lv ◽  
Bin Li ◽  
Dan Luo ◽  
Xueli Sun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress ◽  
Wenchuan Earthquake ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Eysenck Personality Questionnaire ◽  
Ptsd Symptoms ◽  
Child Survivors ◽  
The Wenchuan Earthquake

Abstract Background Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is the most prevalent type of psychiatric disorder among children after an earthquake. This study investigated the role of trauma experiences, personality traits, and genotype in the maintenance of PTSD symptoms. Methods In a previous large-scale epidemiological investigation 1 year after the Wenchuan earthquake, 215 children with PTSD symptoms were selected at random with their blood samples collected. All of them were followed up, and their PTSD symptoms were assessed 3 years later. The adolescent version of the UCLA PTSD Reaction Index, the earthquake exposure scale, and the Junior Eysenck Personality Questionnaire were used to determine PTSD symptoms, trauma experiences, and personality traits, respectively. We sequenced candidate genes involved in the regulation of long-term potentiation via NMDA-type receptors to identify the related SNP variations. Results Being trapped for a longer period of time, feeling one’s own or a family member’s life to be in danger, losing a close family member or friend, extraversion, neuroticism, TrkB, G72 and CNTF were found to be associated with the maintenance of PTSD symptoms. Conclusions Experiences, personality traits, and genotype influenced the maintenance of PTSD in child survivors who were considered to be followed up without medicine. This result could help to identify potential targets for treatment and promote the rational allocation of medical resources.

Social Support, Emotional Intelligence, and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms

2016 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicole L. Hofman ◽  
Austin M. Hahn ◽  
Christine K. Tirabassi ◽  
Raluca M. Gaher
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Protective Factors ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Traumatic Events ◽  
Ptsd Symptoms ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract. Exposure to traumatic events and the associated risk of developing Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms is a significant and overlooked concern in the college population. It is important for current research to identify potential protective factors associated with the development and maintenance of PTSD symptoms unique to this population. Emotional intelligence and perceived social support are two identified protective factors that influence the association between exposure to traumatic events and PTSD symptomology. The current study examined the mediating role of social support in the relationship between emotional intelligence and PTSD symptoms. Participants included 443 trauma-exposed university students who completed online questionnaires. The results of this study indicated that social support mediates the relationship between emotional intelligence and reported PTSD symptoms. Thus, emotional intelligence is significantly associated with PTSD symptoms and social support may play an integral role in the relationship between emotional intelligence and PTSD. The current study is the first to investigate the role of social support in the relationship between emotional intelligence and PTSD symptoms. These findings have important treatment and prevention implications with regard to PTSD.

Exposure to Wartime Atrocities and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: The Role of Guilt

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristen M. Foley ◽  
Brian A. Feinstein ◽  
Kathryn L. Humphreys ◽  
Brian P. Marx ◽  
Danny G. Kaloupek ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Disorder
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