在寻求治疗的自杀丧亲成年人中,焦虑敏感性,寻找身体和创伤后应激障碍
Simin Ghahghahi1, Matthew J Cordova1, Josef I Ruzek1
1Department of Psychology, Palo Alto University.
Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy
|January 18, 2024
概括
丧亲自杀的个人面临更高的长期痛苦的风险. 焦虑敏感性,对焦虑症状的恐惧,在这个人群中显著预测创伤后应激障碍 (PTSD).
科学领域:
- 心理学 心理学 心理学
- 精神病学是一个精神病学.
- 创伤研究 创伤研究
背景情况:
- 与其他死亡相比,自杀丧亲与长期痛苦的风险增加有关.
- 创伤和情绪相关因素可能会加剧那些因自杀而丧失亲人的脆弱性.
- 找到死者的尸体可能会加剧痛苦,但它对自杀损失中PTSD的具体影响还未得到充分研究.
研究的目的:
- 为了研究发现尸体,焦虑敏感性和创伤后应激障碍 (PTSD) 在因自杀而丧生的个体之间的关系.
- 探索焦虑敏感性作为在这个特定人群中潜在的PTSD预测因素.
主要方法:
- 分析了50名在自杀损失后寻求治疗的个人样本.
- 收集和分析了关于人口统计,焦虑敏感度 (使用焦虑敏感度指数) 和PTSD症状 (使用PTSD检查清单) 的预治疗数据.
主要成果:
- 年龄较小,有色人种,丧失后日数较少与较高的PTSD分数有关.
- 在控制人口因素后,焦虑敏感性,但没有找到尸体,与PTSD症状有显著和积极的关联.
- 在回归分析中,焦虑敏感性成为PTSD症状的唯一显著预测因素,占差异的很大一部分.
结论:
- 焦虑敏感性是自杀损失的幸存者中PTSD发展和维持的关键因素.
- 建议在自杀后预防策略中评估和准焦虑敏感性.
- 研究结果强调了解决心理因素的重要性,如焦虑敏感性,以支持自杀丧亲.
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