Life threat during assaultive trauma: Critical posttraumatic stress disorder risk factors for injured patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Rates of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among injury survivors are higher relative to the general population, supporting the need to identify those most at risk for PTSD following injury given negative impact of PTSD on recovery. Perceived life threat and assaultive trauma are consistent risk factors for subsequent PTSD development, although less work has explored them in combination. The current study evaluated whether trauma type (assaultive vs. nonassaultive) and perceived life threat, together, led to greater PTSD symptoms 1 month and 6 months postinjury.

Methods

Participants included adult injured trauma survivors admitted to a level 1 trauma center. While hospitalized, perceived life threat during trauma was assessed and mechanism of injury was collect

SUBMITTER: Timmer-Murillo SC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9181289 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature