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Sonya B Norman1, Murray B Stein, Jonathan R T Davidson

  • 1Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, and the VA San Diego Healthcare System, La Jolla, California 92093-0985, USA.

The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease
|January 16, 2007
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A new symptom profile identifies individuals with trauma-related functional impairment, even without post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This helps connect more people with necessary treatment and assess the societal cost of trauma.

Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Epidemiology
  • Mental Health Research

Background:

  • Many individuals exposed to psychological trauma experience functional impairments, irrespective of a post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) diagnosis.
  • Identifying specific trauma-related symptoms associated with functional impairment is crucial for timely intervention and epidemiological cost assessment.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify a distinct subset of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms linked to functional impairment.
  • To enhance treatment accessibility for individuals with post-traumatic impairment.
  • To develop a method for assessing the economic burden of trauma history in population studies.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of trauma-related symptom patterns in two independent community surveys (N=1002 and N=630).

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  • Rank ordering of symptoms based on their association with functional impairment to construct an impairment-related profile.
  • Validation of the derived symptom profile in a second independent dataset.

    • Main Results:

    • A specific symptom profile was developed, comprising intense recollections/emotional symptoms upon exposure to trauma reminders, plus numbing/detachment, avoidance, sleep problems, concentration difficulties, or hypervigilance.
    • This profile successfully identified a majority of individuals experiencing post-traumatic functional impairment in both datasets (88% and 74%).

    Conclusions:

    • The identified symptom profile can aid in recognizing traumatized individuals who would benefit from treatment, even if they do not meet full PTSD criteria.
    • This approach offers a valuable tool for both clinical identification and epidemiological research on the impact of trauma.