The negative association between trait mindfulness and post-traumatic stress disorder: A 4.5-year prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a chronic, disabling condition. Our main objective is to investigate the association between trait mindfulness and PTSD over a period of 54 months. The secondary objective is to provide an exhaustive description of PTSD trajectories after the Bataclan attack.

Methods

We designed a prospective cohort study of 133 subjects present in the Bataclan concert hall during the November 2015 terrorist attack in Paris, France. Data were recorded 6, 18, 30, and 54 months after the attack. The primary endpoint was evaluated using the PTSD Check List Scale. Trait mindfulness was measured by the 14-item Freiburg Mindfulness Inventory.

Results

FMI scores were consistently, significantly, and negatively associated with PCL-5 scores. A

SUBMITTER: Gibert L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8413811 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature