Understanding trajectories of underlying dimensions of posttraumatic psychopathology.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Research suggests four modal trajectories of psychological symptoms after traumatic injury: Resilient, Chronic, Delayed Onset, Recovery. However, most studies focus on symptoms of psychiatric disorders (e.g., posttraumatic stress disorder, depression), which are limited by heterogeneity and symptom overlap. We examined trajectories of cross-cutting posttraumatic symptom dimensions following traumatic injury and predictors of trajectory membership.

Methods

In this longitudinal study of 427 predominantly Hispanic/Latino traumatic injury survivors, posttraumatic psychopathology symptoms were assessed during hospitalization and approximately one and five months post-trauma. Using latent class growth analysis, we estimated trajectories of several posttraumatic symptom

SUBMITTER: Sumner JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7927420 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature