An Investigation of Depression, Trauma History, and Symptom Severity in Individuals Enrolled in a Treatment Trial for Chronic PTSD.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To explore how factors such as major depressive disorder (MDD) and trauma history, including the presence of childhood abuse, influence diverse clinical outcomes such as severity and functioning in a sample with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Method

In this study, 200 men and women seeking treatment for chronic PTSD in a clinical trial were assessed for trauma history and MDD and compared on symptom severity, psychosocial functioning, dissociation, treatment history, and extent of diagnostic co-occurrence.

Results

Overall, childhood abuse did not consistently predict clinical severity. However, co-occurring MDD, and to a lesser extent a high level of trauma exposure, did predict greater severity, worse functioning, greater dissociation, more extensive

SUBMITTER: Bedard-Gilligan M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4461449 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature