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  • Psychiatry
  • Psychology
  • Mental Health

Background:

  • Dissociative disorders are influenced by various factors, with coping abilities being crucial for symptom management.
  • Understanding stressors and coping mechanisms in dissociative disorder patients is essential for effective treatment.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore stressors and coping strategies in patients with dissociative disorder.
  • To examine the relationship between coping strategies, stressors, and patient characteristics.

Main Methods:

  • An observational, cross-sectional study conducted over six months.
  • Utilized the Presumptive Stressful Life Event Scale (PSLES) and Brief COPE scale.
  • Analyzed data using descriptive statistics and Spearman rank correlation.

Main Results:

  • Out of 108 patients, 86 were studied, with 77 reporting stressful life events; examination failure was the most common stressor.
  • Coping strategies were minimally utilized, with problem-focused coping being slightly more frequent.
  • No significant correlation was found between stressors and coping strategies, except for religious coping correlating with age.

Conclusions:

  • The majority of dissociative disorder patients face significant stressors.
  • Coping strategy use is infrequent in this population.
  • Problem-focused coping is more prevalent, but its effectiveness in relation to stressors requires further investigation.