Posttraumatic stress symptoms, PTSD, and risk factors among lower Manhattan residents 2–3 years after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks

Abstract Objectives The contribution of psychological risk factors to the intensification of pain experienced among individuals with fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is relatively under-studied. The present study aims to explore associations between FMS-related somatic symptom severity and two personality tendencies: anxiety sensitivity (AS) and socially prescribed perfectionism (SPP). Furthermore, the relative contributions of these personality tendencies are examined vis-à-vis the experience of potentially traumatic events (PTEs) and the psychopathology of posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS). Methods A volunteer sample of 117 Israeli adults with FMS responded to online validated self-report questionnaires regarding their PTEs, PTSS, somatic symptom severity, FMS, AS, and SPP in a cross-sectional study. Results Participants’ self-reported PTSS rates (61.5%) were high. AS and SPP were positively related to somatic symptom severity. Interestingly, we found that PTSS positively predicted the severity of somatic symptoms above and beyond the contributions of AS and SPP. Conclusions The present study supports the assumption that psychological risk factors may affect the expression of somatic symptoms and the interpretation of pain stimulus arising in the body that might eventually be experienced as excessively painful. The study also suggests that above and beyond psychological risk factors, PTSS may express a high predominance and affect pain perception among participants with FMS.

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Predicting Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms From Pretraumatic Risk Factors: A 2-Year Prospective Follow-Up Study in Firefighters

American Journal of Psychiatry ◽

10.1176/appi.ajp.162.12.2276 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 162 (12) ◽

pp. 2276-2286 ◽

Cited By ~ 188

Author(s):

Markus Heinrichs ◽

Dieter Wagner ◽

Walter Schoch ◽

Leila M. Soravia ◽

Dirk H. Hellhammer ◽

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Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Posttraumatic Stress ◽

Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms ◽

Follow Up Study ◽

Stress Symptoms

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Risk Factors for Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms Among Avalanche Survivors

The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease ◽

10.1097/nmd.0000000000000475 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 204 (4) ◽

pp. 298-305 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Edda Bjork Thordardottir ◽

Ingunn Hansdottir ◽

Jillian C. Shipherd ◽

Unnur Anna Valdimarsdottir ◽

Heidi Resnick ◽

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Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Posttraumatic Stress ◽

Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms ◽

Stress Symptoms

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Parenting and Temperament Prior to September 11, 2001, and Parenting Specific to 9/11 as Predictors of Children's Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms Following 9/11

Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology ◽

10.1080/15374416.2010.486317 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 39 (4) ◽

pp. 445-459 ◽

Cited By ~ 22

Author(s):

Anna C. Wilson ◽

Liliana J. Lengua ◽

Andrew N. Meltzoff ◽

Kimberly A. Smith

Keyword(s):

Posttraumatic Stress ◽

September 11 ◽

Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms ◽

Stress Symptoms

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Endocannabinoid Activity and Socioenvironmental Deprivation as Risk Factors for Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms Among Patients From a Level I Trauma Center

Biological Psychiatry ◽

10.1016/j.biopsych.2020.02.331 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 87 (9) ◽

pp. S122-S123

Author(s):

Andrew Schramm ◽

Claire Bird ◽

Lucas Torres ◽

Cecilia Hillard ◽

Joshua Hunt ◽

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Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Posttraumatic Stress ◽

Trauma Center ◽

Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms ◽

Stress Symptoms ◽

Level I

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Early posttraumatic stress symptoms and levels of distress in trauma patients treated in the resuscitation room: an exploratory study

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine ◽

10.1186/s13049-021-00830-4 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 29 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Iris Reiner ◽

Manfred E. Beutel ◽

Philipp Winter ◽

Pol M. Rommens ◽

Sebastian Kuhn

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Posttraumatic Stress ◽

Injury Severity ◽

Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms ◽

Trauma Patients ◽

Resuscitation Room ◽

Stress Symptoms ◽

High Distress ◽

Car Accident ◽

The Impact

Abstract Background The aim of the present study was to investigate the incidence of psychological distress and posttraumatic stress symptoms in trauma patients who have been recruited from the resuscitation room. Further, we wanted to explore risk factors for posttraumatic stress symptoms, taking different accident types into account. Methods Our sample consisted of 45 patients who have been treated in the resuscitation room and were interviewed within the first ten days after treatment. Type of accident, third party fault, previous mental health problems and pretraumatic stress were examined. Patients were interviewed with respect to their currently felt distress regarding the accident. Posttraumatic stress symptoms were measured with the German version of the Impact of Event Scale. Injury severity was assessed by means of the Injury Severity Score. Results Our exploratory and cross-sectional project reveals that more severe injuries were associated with higher distress. However, posttraumatic stress symptoms were predicted by high distress and being involved in a car accident, but not by injury severity. Conclusions We identified two potential risk factors for the development of posttraumatic stress in trauma patients recruited from the resuscitation room: Being involved in a car accident and high distress. Trial registration The project has been registered at the Study Center of Mental Disorders (SPE) at the University Medical Center Mainz (No: 92072014).

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