2014
DOI: 10.1037/a0033721
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Abstract: The diagnosis of cancer is an uncontrollable stressor posing the threat of death and disfigurement, often followed by repeated exposure to aversive reminders in the form of noxious treatments, persisting side effects, reengagement at times of surveillance, and the threat of recurrence. The phenomenon of cancer as a traumatic stressor is explored in this study, with a focus on the prevalence and correlates of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) Criterion A in a sample of 170 mostly male adults who received hea… Show more

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“…Andrykowski and colleagues 26 found that of 189 survivors of lung cancer, 70 (37%) patients endorsed diagnosis and treatment as a traumatic stressor using DSM-IV criteria, and 108 (57%) patients did so using DSM-5 diagnostic criteria. Similarly, Mulligan and colleagues 27 found that nearly half (70 of 170 patients) of a predominantly male sample of veterans with heterogeneous cancer types endorsed cancer as a traumatic stressor. Thus, evidence suggests that cancer might be experienced as traumatic by some—though not all—people who face cancer.…”
Section: Cancer As a Traumatic Stressormentioning
confidence: 92%
“…Andrykowski and colleagues 26 found that of 189 survivors of lung cancer, 70 (37%) patients endorsed diagnosis and treatment as a traumatic stressor using DSM-IV criteria, and 108 (57%) patients did so using DSM-5 diagnostic criteria. Similarly, Mulligan and colleagues 27 found that nearly half (70 of 170 patients) of a predominantly male sample of veterans with heterogeneous cancer types endorsed cancer as a traumatic stressor. Thus, evidence suggests that cancer might be experienced as traumatic by some—though not all—people who face cancer.…”
Section: Cancer As a Traumatic Stressormentioning
confidence: 92%
“…The supporting text in DSM-5 specifically states that “A life-threatening illness or debilitating medical condition is not necessarily considered a traumatic event. Medical incidents that qualify as traumatic events involve sudden, catastrophic events.” Independently from these criteria and the fact that many cancer patients do experience severe complications or extreme adverse events, the diagnosis of cancer represents an existential threat that is experienced by patients as traumatic (24, 104). According to the concept of PTG proposed by Tedeschi and Calhoun, this stress is sufficient to trigger the process of personal change.…”
Section: Resilience Ptg and Recovery From Cancermentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The fourth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV; [15]) classifies the diagnosis of a somatic disease and struggling with its consequences as a traumatic event and a trigger of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD; e.g., [16][17][18]). Nevertheless, from its beginning, the topic mentioned above posed huge controversies related to the problems in fulfilling traumatic stressor criteria by people coping with a terminal illness, as well as the lack of precise mechanisms linking PTSD and illness-related trauma (e.g., [19][20][21]. It is controversial especially in the light of the most recent PTSD criteria in DSM-5 [22].…”
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confidence: 99%