A network analysis of peritraumatic dissociation and subsequent intrusive memories.

ABSTRACT: Background: Cognitive models of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) propose that disturbed processing during a traumatic event results in a distinctive encoding style, which contributes to the subsequent occurrence of re-experiencing symptoms.Objective: Despite this claim, there is a lack of evidence regarding the distinctive relationship between peritraumatic dissociation and subsequent re-experiencing symptoms.Method: This study used a longitudinal sample of traumatic injury survivors (n = 443) who were assessed during hospital admission and within one month of trauma exposure for peritraumatic dissociation (using the Peritraumatic Dissociative Experiences Questionnaire), and subsequently 382 (86.2%) participants were re-assessed three months later for PTSD (

SUBMITTER: Maccallum F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12673980 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature