scholarly journals Pain in the Acute Aftermath of Stalking: Associations With Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms, Depressive Symptoms, and Posttraumatic Cognitions

2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (11) ◽  
pp. 1343-1361 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew C. Morris ◽  
Brooklynn Bailey ◽  
Ernesto Ruiz
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Pain Intensity ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress ◽  
Multilevel Models ◽  
Adult Women ◽  
Posttraumatic Cognitions ◽  
Stress Symptoms ◽  
Pain Outcomes ◽  
Stalking Victims ◽  
Psychological Risk

This longitudinal study examined whether posttraumatic stress and depressive symptoms, posttraumatic cognitions, and ongoing cyberstalking exposures were independently associated with changes in pain outcomes among 82 young adult women with recent exposure to stalking. Multilevel models indicated that higher sensory pain intensity and pain-related interference were associated with more negative cognitions about the self. Higher affective pain intensity was associated with higher posttraumatic stress and depressive symptoms. Cyberstalking exposures were not associated with pain intensity or pain-related interference. Results reveal persistent pain complaints in recent stalking victims and highlight distinct psychological risk factors for pain intensity and pain-related interference.

Associations Between Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms, Anxiety Sensitivity, Socially Prescribed Perfectionism, and Severity of Somatic Symptoms Among Individuals with Fibromyalgia

Pain Medicine ◽  
2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hila Avishai Cohen ◽  
Gadi Zerach
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress ◽  
Symptom Severity ◽  
Somatic Symptom ◽  
Somatic Symptoms ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms ◽  
Psychological Risk Factors ◽  
Stress Symptoms ◽  
Socially Prescribed Perfectionism ◽  
Psychological Risk

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.

scholarly journals An Interdisciplinary Pain Rehabilitation Program for Veterans with Chronic Pain: Description and Initial Evaluation of Outcomes

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nidhi S. Anamkath ◽  
Sarah A. Palyo ◽  
Sara C. Jacobs ◽  
Alain Lartigue ◽  
Kathryn Schopmeyer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Pain ◽  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Pain Intensity ◽  
Psychological Factors ◽  
Rehabilitation Program ◽  
Acceptable Level ◽  
Psychological Variables ◽  
Pain Disability ◽  
Pain Outcomes

Objective. Chronic pain conditions are prominent among Veterans. To leverage the biopsychosocial model of pain and comprehensively serve Veterans with chronic pain, the San Francisco Veterans Affairs Healthcare System has implemented the interdisciplinary pain rehabilitation program (IPRP). This study aims to (1) understand initial changes in treatment outcomes following IPRP, (2) investigate relationships between psychological factors and pain outcomes, and (3) explore whether changes in psychological factors predict changes in pain outcomes. Methods. A retrospective study evaluated relationships between clinical pain outcomes (pain intensity, pain disability, and opioid use) and psychological factors (depressive symptoms, catastrophizing, and “acceptable” level of pain) and changes in these outcomes following treatment. Multiple regression analysis explored whether changes in psychological variables significantly predicted changes in pain disability. Results. Catastrophizing and depressive symptoms were positively related to pain disability, while “acceptable” level of pain was idiosyncratically related to pain intensity. Pain disability and psychological variables showed significant changes in their expected directions. Regression analysis indicated that only changes in depressive symptoms significantly predicted changes in pain disability. Conclusion. Our results are consistent with evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for the management of chronic pain in Veterans. Further investigation of interdisciplinary treatment programs in Veterans is warranted.

Precursors and Correlates of Women's Violence: Child Abuse Traumatization, Victimization of Women, Avoidance Coping, and Psychological Symptoms

2005 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 290-301 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tami P. Sullivan ◽  
Katharine J. Meese ◽  
Suzanne C. Swan ◽  
Carolyn M. Mazure ◽  
David L. Snow
Keyword(s):  
Child Abuse ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
African American Women ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress ◽  
Psychological Symptoms ◽  
Male Partner ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms ◽  
Path Modeling ◽  
Avoidance Coping ◽  
Stress Symptoms

Path modeling assessed (a) the influence of child abuse traumatization on women's use of violence and their experiences of being victimized, (b) the association of these three variables to depressive and posttraumatic stress symptoms, and (c) the indirect pathways from women using violence and their being victimized to psychological symptoms through avoidance coping. Among 108 primarily African American women recruited from the community who used violence with a male partner, women's use of violence, but not their experiences of being victimized, was predicted by child abuse traumatization. Women's use of violence did not directly or indirectly predict symptomatology. In contrast, child abuse traumatization and women's experiences of being victimized were predictive of both depressive and posttraumatic stress symptoms, and being victimized also was related indirectly to depressive symptoms through avoidance coping.

Comorbidity of posttraumatic stress symptoms and depressive symptoms among gastric cancer patients

2011 ◽  
Vol 15 (5) ◽  
pp. 454-458 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuval Palgi ◽  
Amit Shrira ◽  
Yeela Haber ◽  
Jonathan Jacob Wolf ◽  
Orit Goldray ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gastric Cancer ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms ◽  
Stress Symptoms ◽  
Gastric Cancer Patients

Anxiety sensitivity and posttraumatic stress symptoms in sexual assault survivors

2020 ◽  
Vol 84 (3) ◽  
pp. 197-213
Author(s):  
Sarah C. Jessup ◽  
Shannon M. Blakey ◽  
Jonathan S. Abramowitz
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Assault ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress ◽  
Anxiety Sensitivity ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms ◽  
Sexual Assault Survivors ◽  
Posttraumatic Cognitions ◽  
Stress Symptoms ◽  
General Distress ◽  
Assault Survivors

Anxiety sensitivity (AS), the fear of anxiety-related physiological sensations, is a predictor of posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) following a traumatic event, yet there is limited research on the relationship between AS and PTSS among sexual assault survivors. The present study was designed to test the hypothesis that AS would emerge as a statistical predictor of PTSS dimensions among community members and undergraduate students endorsing lifetime exposure to sexual trauma. Adults endorsing a history of sexual assault (N = 52) completed an online battery, including self-report measures of AS, general distress, dysfunctional trauma-related beliefs (i.e., posttraumatic cognitions), and PTSS. Although AS was associated with PTSS dimensions at the bivariate level (rs ranged .68–82), AS did not emerge as a significant unique predictor of PTSS dimensions in linear regression analyses after controlling for general distress and posttraumatic cognitions. In fact, general distress was the only significant statistical predictor of PTSS total and dimension scores (ps < 01). Study implications, limitations, and future directions are discussed.

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