scholarly journals Post-traumatic stress symptoms in children and adolescents with chronic pain: A topical review of the literature and a proposed framework for future research

2016 ◽  
Vol 20 (9) ◽  
pp. 1371-1383 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.L. Holley ◽  
A.C. Wilson ◽  
M. Noel ◽  
T.M. Palermo
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Pain ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Topical Review ◽  
Stress Symptoms ◽  
Post Traumatic

Association of fear-avoidance and self-efficacy on pain disability in individuals with co-morbid post-traumatic stress and chronic pain

2020 ◽  
pp. 135910532094781 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Devlin ◽  
Sara Casey ◽  
Scott Williams ◽  
Melita J Giummarra
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Pain ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Fear Avoidance ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Pain Disability ◽  
Stress Symptoms ◽  
Lower Pain ◽  
Post Traumatic ◽  
Indirect Association

This study investigated relationships between post-traumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) and pain disability. Fifty people with chronic pain (probable PTSD, n = 22) completed measures assessing pain interference, PTSS, fear avoidance, and pain self-efficacy. We hypothesized that people with probable PTSD would have higher fear avoidance and lower pain self-efficacy; and that PTSS would be indirectly associated with pain disability via fear avoidance and self-efficacy. People with probable PTSD had higher fear avoidance, but there were no differences in self-efficacy, pain severity or disability. There was an indirect association between PTSS and pain disability via fear avoidance, but not via self-efficacy.

scholarly journals Attentional bias and its temporal dynamics among war veterans suffering from chronic pain: investigating the contribution of post-traumatic stress symptoms

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mazidi ◽  
Kelsey Vig ◽  
Mohammad-Reza Ebrahimi ◽  
Seyran Ranjbar ◽  
Ali Khatibi
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Pain ◽  
Attentional Bias ◽  
Facial Expressions ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Temporal Dynamics ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Symptoms ◽  
Post Traumatic

Background: Cognitive models propose that attentional dysregulation, including an attentional bias towards threat, is one potential mechanism underlying the association between chronic pain and post-traumatic stress symptoms (PTSS). We assessed the attentional bias for painful facial expressions and its relationship with PTSS, using both traditional and variability-based attentional bias measures, among veterans with chronic pain and PTSS and controls.Method: Fifty-four veterans with chronic pain and 30 age/education-matched controls participated in this investigation. Participants completed a self-report measure of PTSS and a dot-probe task with painful/happy/neutral facial expressions. Attention was assessed using both traditional and variability-based reaction time measures of attentional bias.Results: Veterans directed attention away from painful facial expressions (i.e., avoidance) relative to both the control group (between-subject effect) and relative to zero. Veterans showed significantly elevated attentional bias variability for happy and painful expressions compared to controls. Veteran’s attentional bias variability for happy expressions was correlated with PTSS and symptoms of depression.Conclusion: Veterans with chronic pain and PTSS avoided pain-related stimuli and displayed an overall attentional dysfunction for emotional facial expressions. Avoidance of pain cues may be a coping strategy that these individuals develop under stressful conditions. Implications, limitations, and directions for future are discussed.

scholarly journals Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Children and Adolescents: Some Recent Research Findings

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuanyuan Li ◽  
Ya Zhou ◽  
Xiaoyan Chen ◽  
Fang Fan ◽  
George Musa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Intervention Strategies ◽  
Physical Growth ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Post Traumatic ◽  
Epidemiological Characteristics

Childhood trauma can have a profound effect on development, with a lifelong impact on physical growth, psychological development, and mental health. This chapter provides a framework for adolescent health professionals to understand the impacts of traumatic stress on children and adolescents. This chapter mainly takes the Wenchuan Earthquake studies in China as an example, and reviews recent research findings on epidemiological characteristics of PTSD and related mental disorders, as well as on possible influencing factors and mechanisms for post-traumatic adaptation in children and adolescents. Important intervention strategies for PTSD in children and adolescents are introduced. Prospects for future research are also discussed.

Hair cortisol in relation to acute and post-traumatic stress symptoms in children and adolescents

2017 ◽  
Vol 30 (6) ◽  
pp. 661-670 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joana Straub ◽  
Lena Marie Klaubert ◽  
Susann Schmiedgen ◽  
Clemens Kirschbaum ◽  
Lutz Goldbeck
Keyword(s):  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Hair Cortisol ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Symptoms ◽  
Post Traumatic
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