创伤是孤立的,还是孤立会造成创伤? 在环境灾难之后,孤独和创伤后压力相互加强
Tegan Cruwys1, Emily Macleod2, Sonia Curll2
1School of Medicine and Psychology, Australian National University.
概括
孤独显著加剧了灾难后创伤后应激障碍 (PTSD) 的症状. 这些PTSD症状反过来又增加了孤独感,创造了一个有害的循环,社区支持可以帮助打破.
科学领域:
- 心理学 心理学 心理学
- 创伤研究 创伤研究
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 孤独与各种健康问题有关,但与创伤后压力的联系仍未得到充分研究.
- 现有证据表明,孤独和创伤后创伤后应激障碍 (PTSD) 之间存在复杂的双向关系.
研究的目的:
- 为了研究孤独和PTSD症状之间的纵向关系,在经历了野火灾难的成年人中.
- 了解孤独和PTSD如何随着时间的推移相互影响.
主要方法:
- 一项为期3年的长度研究,对209名受森林大火灾影响的澳大利亚成年人进行了研究.
- 使用路径分析来建模孤独和PTSD症状之间的动态相互作用,控制人口因素.
主要成果:
- 孤独似乎是导致PTSD症状升级的重要危险因素.
- 创伤后应激障碍的症状预示着随着时间的推移,孤独感会增加,这表明了循环关系.
- 严重的创伤暴露和先前存在的心理健康风险与更高的孤独和PTSD初始水平有关.
结论:
- 早期的社区参与和集体恢复努力在灾害管理中至关重要.
- 旨在促进社会联系的干预措施可以减轻创伤事件后的孤独和PTSD的长期循环.
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