Post-Traumatic Symptoms Among Victims of Workplace Bullying: Exploring Gender Differences and Shattered Assumptions

IntroductionIncreasing literature suggests the need to explore PTSD and post-traumatic stress symptoms among parents and caregivers of children with acute and chronic illnesses but scant data are available on epilepsy.ObjectivesThe aim of this study was to estimate full and partial PTSD rates among parents of children with epilepsy according to DSM-5 criteria. Further, aim of this study was to examine eventual gender differences between mothers and fathers.MethodsOne hundred and thirty-eight parents, 91 mothers (65.9%) and 47 (34.1%) fathers, of children diagnosed with epilepsy were interviewed using the SCID-5.ResultsFull and partial DSM-5 PTSD were reported by 10.4% and 37.3% of patients, respectively. Significant gender differences, with the mother more affected, emerged in the rates of partial A PTSD rates (P = 0.048) and in the endorsement rates of criterion B (intrusion symptoms) (P = 0.047), criterion D (negative alterations in cognitions and mood) (P = 0.010) and criterion E (alterations in arousal and reactivity) (P < 0.001) too.ConclusionsThis is the first study to identify post-traumatic symptoms in caregivers of pediatric patients with epilepsy with the use of current diagnostic criteria and the relevance of the results suggests the need for further studies on this risk population.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

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Across the COVID-19 Waves; Assessing Temporal Fluctuations in Perceived Stress, Post-Traumatic Symptoms, Worry, Anxiety and Civic Moral Disengagement over One Year of Pandemic

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph18115651 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (11) ◽

pp. 5651

Author(s):

Alessio Gori ◽

Eleonora Topino

Keyword(s):

Perceived Stress ◽

State Anxiety ◽

Moral Disengagement ◽

Online Survey ◽

Well Being ◽

First Year ◽

Effective Interventions ◽

Post Traumatic ◽

One Year ◽

Traumatic Symptoms

This study aimed at investigating the psychological effect of the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy by analysing the trends of perceived stress, post-traumatic symptoms, state anxiety, worry, and civic moral disengagement in four different moments from March 2020 to March 2021. The study involved a total of 1827 Italian participants (30% men and 70% women; Mage = 34.72; SD = 12.40) divided into four groups to which an online survey was administered. The first group completed the survey in March 2020, the second one in August 2020, the third one in November 2020, and the fourth one in March 2021. Results highlighted significant decreases in post-traumatic symptoms and a significant increase in civic moral disengagement over the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. The levels of perceived stress, worry, and state anxiety remained constant. The correlations between the variables at different times were also explored, as well as gender differences over the year. The COVID-19 emergency has had significant effects on the mental state of the population, with important repercussions for individual and collective well-being during but probably also after the pandemic. This study offers a clear snapshot of the psychological outcomes over one COVID-19 pandemic year, providing important information that may contribute to tailor more effective interventions for mental health.

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Post-traumatic symptoms in abused children

Journal of Traumatic Stress ◽

10.1002/jts.2490010407 ◽

1988 ◽

Vol 1 (4) ◽

pp. 475-488 ◽

Cited By ~ 37

Author(s):

Jean Goodwin

Keyword(s):

Abused Children ◽

Post Traumatic ◽

Traumatic Symptoms

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Across the COVID-19 Waves; Assessing Temporal Fluctuations in Perceived Stress, Post-Traumatic Symptoms, Worry, Anxiety and Civic-Moral Disengagement Over One Year of Pandemic

SSRN Electronic Journal ◽

10.2139/ssrn.3825512 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Alessio Gori ◽

Eleonora Topino

Keyword(s):

Perceived Stress ◽

Moral Disengagement ◽

Temporal Fluctuations ◽

Post Traumatic ◽

One Year ◽

Traumatic Symptoms

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Two interventions to treat pain disorders and post-traumatic symptoms among Syrian refugees: protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Trials ◽

10.1186/s13063-019-3919-x ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 20 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Wegdan Hasha ◽

Lars T. Fadnes ◽

Jannicke Igland ◽

Rolf Vårdal ◽

Line Merete Giusti ◽

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Keyword(s):

Controlled Trial ◽

Intervention Group ◽

Qualitative Evaluation ◽

Brief Pain Inventory ◽

Symptom Improvement ◽

Prevalence Of Pain ◽

Post Traumatic ◽

Pain Symptoms ◽

The Impact ◽

Traumatic Symptoms

Abstract Background There is a high prevalence of pain and post-traumatic symptoms among refugees and feasible interventions to manage these are needed. However, knowledge about the effect of physiotherapy and psychological group interventions among refugees is scarce. Our aim is to determine whether two different interventions, the Physiotherapy Activity and Awareness Intervention (PAAI) and Teaching Recovery Techniques (TRT), reduce pain and post-traumatic symptoms among refugees from Syria living in Norway. Methods/design Syrian adults with either pain disorders or post-traumatic symptoms, or both, will be recruited to this randomized control trial. The trial will include two separate interventions: participants with dominating pain symptoms will be assigned to the PAAI; and those with a predominance of post-traumatic symptoms will be assigned to the TRT intervention. Participants will be randomized to either the immediate intervention group or the delayed intervention group, for each of the interventions (PAAI and TRT). A minimum of 68 participants will be recruited for the PAAI and 78 participants for TRT, in order to detect clinically and statistically significant symptom improvement, assuming 25–30% attrition after recruitment. The main outcomes for the analyses will be pain intensity measured by the Brief Pain Inventory questionnaire and the scores of the Impact of Events Scale — Revised. The effect will be evaluated at the end of interventions lasting 8 weeks (PAAI) and 6 weeks (TRT) using the same instruments after the end of the intervention, and again 4–6 weeks later. Additionally, a qualitative evaluation will be conducted through an embedded process evaluation and personal interviews with participants after each of the interventions is finished. Discussion Our study will determine the feasibility of the implementation of two different interventions and the effect of these interventions among refugees from Syria with pain disorders and/or post-traumatic symptoms. Trial registration Clinical Trials.gov, NCT03951909. Retrospectively registered on 19 February 2019.

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A Study Analyzing the Association between Post-Traumatic Embitterment Disorder and Workplace Bullying

Journal of Workplace Behavioral Health ◽

10.1080/15555240.2014.898569 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 29 (2) ◽

pp. 127-142 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Işıl Karatuna ◽

Sibel Gök

Keyword(s):

Workplace Bullying ◽

Post Traumatic

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Treatment of victims of trauma

Advances in Psychiatric Treatment ◽

10.1192/apt.bp.105.000844 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 13 (5) ◽

pp. 358-368 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Gwen Adshead ◽

Scott Ferris

Keyword(s):

Acute Stress ◽

Stress Disorders ◽

Ptsd Symptoms ◽

Stress Reactions ◽

Long Term Effects ◽

Post Traumatic Stress ◽

Acute And Chronic Stress ◽

Post Traumatic ◽

Traumatic Symptoms

Not all traumatic events cause post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and people develop PTSD symptoms after events that do not seem to be overwhelmingly traumatic. In order to direct services appropriately, there is a need to distinguish time-limited post-traumatic symptoms and acute stress reactions (that may improve spontaneously without treatment or respond to discrete interventions) from PTSD, with its potentially more chronic pathway and possible long-term effects on the personality. In this article, we describe acute and chronic stress disorders and evidence about the most effective treatments.

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