Post-Traumatic Growth Interventions

2021 ◽  
pp. 28-46
Author(s):  
Ann Marie Roepke ◽  
Areti Zikopoulos ◽  
Marie Forgeard
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Illness ◽  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Therapeutic Interventions ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Cultural Narrative ◽  
Stress Symptoms ◽  
Post Traumatic Growth ◽  
Adverse Experiences ◽  
Post Traumatic

Individuals who live through adverse experiences such as natural disasters, abuse, combat, and chronic illness have the potential to develop post-traumatic stress symptoms, which have been the target of various therapeutic interventions. This chapter provides an overview of what is known about interventions to promote post-traumatic growth, the limitations of existing studies, and an outline for future research on how such interventions can be successfully designed and evaluated. This chapter also highlights the utility of interventions that promote post-traumatic growth following adversity and how this relates to shaping the cultural narrative that surrounds growth following adversity, challenge, or failure.

scholarly journals Factors contributing to post-traumatic growth following breast cancer: Results from a randomized longitudinal clinical trial containing psychological interventions

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 29-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
O Zsigmond ◽  
A Vargay ◽  
E Józsa ◽  
É Bányai
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Immune Competence ◽  
Breast Cancer Patients ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Symptoms ◽  
Post Traumatic Growth ◽  
Post Traumatic

Purpose The purpose of this study was to explore the factors influencing post-traumatic growth in breast cancer patients during 3 years after diagnosis. Materials and methods Our longitudinal study involved 71 medium and high-risk breast cancer patients, who received special attention and either hypnosis or music psychological intervention while receiving the same chemotherapy protocol. The influences of the interventions, as well as the demographic (age, marital status, and educational level) and psychosocial factors (coping, post-traumatic stress, and well-being), on post-traumatic growth were explored. Results The results showed that over 97% of our patients experienced post-traumatic growth. It was positively associated with Quality of Life domains 3 years after diagnosis, and with Psychological Immune Competence cumulative scores after treatment and 3 years after diagnosis. Psychological Immune Competence, emotional severity of post-traumatic stress symptoms, and the social support scale of Quality of Life explained 33.9% of the variance of post-traumatic growth. Conclusion The results confirm that positive coping strategies, emotional severity of post-traumatic stress symptoms, and social support contribute to post-traumatic growth, and that post-traumatic growth has a weak to moderate association with quality of life.

Parental post-traumatic stress, overprotective parenting, and emotional and behavioural problems for children with critical congenital heart disease

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Linda G. McWhorter ◽  
Jennifer Christofferson ◽  
Trent Neely ◽  
Aimee K. Hildenbrand ◽  
Melissa A. Alderfer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Child Outcomes ◽  
Behavioural Problems ◽  
Emotional And Behavioural Problems ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Symptoms ◽  
Post Traumatic Growth ◽  
Overprotective Parenting ◽  
Post Traumatic ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract Objective: To examine relationships amongst parental post-traumatic stress symptoms, parental post-traumatic growth, overprotective parenting, and child emotional/behavioural problems in families of children with critical CHD. Method: Sixty parents (15 fathers) of children aged 1–6 completed online questionnaires assessing parental post-traumatic stress symptoms and post-traumatic growth, overprotective parenting, and child emotional/behavioural problems. Bivariate correlations and mediational analyses were conducted to evaluate overprotective parenting as a mediator of the association between parental post-traumatic stress symptoms and child emotional/behavioural problems. Results: Parents reported significant post-traumatic stress symptoms, with over 18% meeting criteria for post–traumatic stress disorder and 70% meeting criteria in one or more clusters. Parental post-traumatic growth was positively correlated with intrusion (r = .32, p = .01) but it was not associated with other post-traumatic stress symptom clusters. Parental post-traumatic stress symptoms were positively associated with overprotective parenting (r = .37, p = .008) and total child emotional/behavioural problems (r = .29, p = .037). Overprotective parenting was positively associated with total child emotional/behavioural problems (r = .45, p = .001) and fully mediated the relationship between parental post-traumatic stress symptoms and child emotional/behavioural problems. Conclusion: Overprotective parenting mediates the relationship between parental post-traumatic stress symptoms and child emotional and behavioural problems in families of children with CHD. Both parental post-traumatic stress symptoms and overprotective parenting may be modifiable risk factors for poor child outcomes. This study highlights the need for interventions to prevent or reduce parental post-traumatic stress symptoms and to promote effective parenting following a diagnosis of CHD.

The interaction of post-traumatic growth and post-traumatic stress symptoms in predicting depressive symptoms and quality of life

2008 ◽  
Vol 17 (9) ◽  
pp. 948-953 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Forrest Morrill ◽  
Noel T. Brewer ◽  
Suzanne C. O'Neill ◽  
Sarah E. Lillie ◽  
E. Claire Dees ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Symptoms ◽  
Post Traumatic Growth ◽  
Post Traumatic

scholarly journals Correlations And Correlates Of Post-Traumatic Growth And Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms In Patients With Breast Cancer

2019 ◽  
Vol Volume 15 ◽  
pp. 3051-3060 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hong-Ming Chen ◽  
Vincent Chin-Hung Chen ◽  
Han-Pin Hsiao ◽  
Yi-Ping Weng ◽  
Ya-Ting Hsu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Symptoms ◽  
Post Traumatic Growth ◽  
Post Traumatic
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