Peritraumatic reactions and posttraumatic stress symptoms in school-aged children victims of road traffic accident

Bui, Éric; Brunet, Alain; Allenou, Charlotte; Camassel, Cécile; Raynaud, J.-P.; Claudet, I.; Fries, Frédéric; Cahuzac, Jean-Philippe; Grandjean, Hélène; Schmitt, Laurent; Birmes, Philippe

doi:10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2010.01.014

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“…Posttraumatic stress symptoms (PSS) prior to the surgery were investigated as a pretrauma variable, since posttraumatic stress symptomatology prior to the exposure of a new traumatic event was a strong predictor of posttraumatic stress in prior studies (Jubran et al, 2010; Kessler et al, 2014). Peritraumatic distress in general was analysed as a peritrauma variable, because peritraumatic distress has been shown to predict posttraumatic stress better than peritraumatic dissociation (Bui et al, 2010; Ladois-Do Pilar Rei et al, 2012). Our research question was whether peritraumatic distress mediates the relationship between pretrauma and posttrauma symptoms.…”

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Peritraumatic distress fully mediates the relationship between posttraumatic stress symptoms preoperative and three months postoperative in patients undergoing spine surgery

Shiban

Lehmberg

Hoffmann

et al. 2018

European Journal of Psychotraumatology

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Background: Growing evidence shows the significance of illness and surgical procedures as traumatizing stressors. Risk factors are widely investigated in various settings and samples, using numerous measures of posttraumatic stress and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). While pretrauma psychological distress is acknowledged as an influential factor, peritraumatic experiences are controversially still being discussed as relevant to the development of PTSD. Objective: In a group of patients consecutively undergoing elective spine surgery (N = 89) in a German hospital, this longitudinal study addressed the question of how pretrauma PTSD symptoms and peritrauma distress interact with one another in regard to the amount of posttrauma symptoms of PTSD. Methods: Pre- and posttrauma symptoms of PTSD as well as peritrauma distress were assessed through questionnaires one week before, one week after or three months after surgery. Results: Even though all three variables showed significant correlations with one another, mediation analysis revealed that peritrauma distress fully mediated the relationship between pre- and posttrauma PTSD symptoms. Conclusions: These results add new insights to the controversial discussion on the role peritraumatic experiences play in the development of PTSD, especially in medical settings.

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Peritraumatic distress fully mediates the relationship between posttraumatic stress symptoms preoperative and three months postoperative in patients undergoing spine surgery

Shiban

Lehmberg

Hoffmann

et al. 2018

European Journal of Psychotraumatology

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“…Among adults there is evidence about PD predicting PTSD (for a meta-analysis, see Lensvelt-Mulders et al, 2008; Ozer, Best, Lipsey, & Weiss, 2003), especially in the short run (Thomas, Saumier, & Brunet, 2012; van der Velden & Wittman, 2008). Yet, among children and adolescents evidence is very limited and findings are inconclusive, as some research among young vehicle-accident survivors has confirmed that PD forms a severe risk for PTSD (Bui et al, 2010), while others showed minor importance (Dalgleish et al, 2008). We could not find research on PD among children in war conditions.…”

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Peritraumatic dissociation predicts posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms via dysfunctional trauma-related memory among war-affected children

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Kangaslampi

Saranpää³

et al. 2017

European Journal of Psychotraumatology

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Background: Among adults there is strong evidence about peritraumatic dissociation (PD) predicting posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), yet evidence among children is very limited. It has been suggested that disturbances in memory functioning might explain the association between PD and PTSD, but this has not yet been empirically tested. Objective: We aimed to test the hypotheses that greater PD would be associated with more posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms, and that some of this association would be mediated by disorganized and non-verbal memories about the traumatic event. Method: The sample included 197 Palestinian children (10–12-years) living in the Gaza Strip, participating in the aftermath of the 2008/9 war. Self-report questionnaires were used to measure PD (Peritraumatic Dissociative Experiences Questionnaire) three months post-war, as well as trauma-related memory (Trauma Memory Quality Questionnaire) and PTSD symptoms (Children’s Revised Impact of Event Scale) six months later. Exposure to war trauma was assessed by a checklist. Structural equation modelling was used to examine direct and indirect paths from PD to posttraumatic PTSS, controlling for number of traumatic war events. Results: Structural equation modelling results showed that greater self-reported PD predicted higher levels of PTSS nine months post-war, and that a significant part, but not all, of this relationship was mediated via the quality of trauma-related memories. Conclusions: This study provided empirical evidence that, among war-affected children, greater PD during traumatic events is linked with higher levels of PTSD symptoms several months later, even when accounting for their personal exposure to war trauma. Further, the study supported the idea that the detrimental effects of dissociation during a traumatic event may be due to dysfunctional memories characterized by disorganization and lack of access to verbal and coherence. Further tests of these hypotheses with larger samples and more points of measurement are called for.

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“…Since the Ghislenghien study did not offer the possibility of gathering data on the pre-disaster mental health of the participants, it is unclear whether or not these findings are also applicable to children. According to Bui et al (2010), it is possible that peritraumatic dissociation predicts the persistence of PTSD rather than its development. Our results cannot verify that, but future research could measure the peritraumatic reactions more immediately after the explosion.…”

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“…Also in child survivors of sexual abuse and in children hospitalized for burns, peritraumatic dissociation has been shown to predict PTSD development (Kaplow et al 2005;Saxe et al 2005). Bui et al (2010) found that the studies that examined the relationship between peritraumatic reactions and the development of subsequent PTSD symptoms in children (Dalgleish et al 2008;Pfefferbaum et al 2003;Schäfer et al 2004) relied on non-validated instruments and did not discriminate between distress and dissociation. The study by Bui et al (2010), in which children aged 8 to 15 were enrolled to participate after a traffic accident, revealed a significant association between peritraumatic variables and two measures of PTSD symptoms.…”

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“…Bui et al (2010) found that the studies that examined the relationship between peritraumatic reactions and the development of subsequent PTSD symptoms in children (Dalgleish et al 2008;Pfefferbaum et al 2003;Schäfer et al 2004) relied on non-validated instruments and did not discriminate between distress and dissociation. The study by Bui et al (2010), in which children aged 8 to 15 were enrolled to participate after a traffic accident, revealed a significant association between peritraumatic variables and two measures of PTSD symptoms. The objective was to assess the predictive power of both peritraumatic distress and peritraumatic dissociation for developing acute PTSD symptoms in school-aged children.…”

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Children Following the Ghislenghien Gas Explosion: PTSD Predictors and Risk Factors

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Zech

Alisic

et al. 2014

Journ Child Adol Trauma

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This paper describes the risk factors for the development of posttraumatic stress reactions in children after a technological disaster in Ghislenghien, Belgium in 2004. Children were assessed at five months (T1, N=128) and at fourteen months (T2; N=69). At T1 and T2 respectively, 7 % and 4 % of the responding children showed severe posttraumatic stress reactions. Of those who showed posttraumatic stress reactions at T1, 60 % recovered from these symptoms at T2. One child developed severe posttraumatic stress reactions between T1 and T2. Risk factors related to posttraumatic stress reactions were: (a) type of exposure to the disaster; (b) peritraumatic dissociation during or immediately after the disaster; and (c) dissatisfaction with the received psychological help.

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Peritraumatic reactions and posttraumatic stress symptoms in school-aged children victims of road traffic accident

Cited by 40 publications

References 10 publications

Peritraumatic distress fully mediates the relationship between posttraumatic stress symptoms preoperative and three months postoperative in patients undergoing spine surgery

Peritraumatic distress fully mediates the relationship between posttraumatic stress symptoms preoperative and three months postoperative in patients undergoing spine surgery

Peritraumatic dissociation predicts posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms via dysfunctional trauma-related memory among war-affected children

Children Following the Ghislenghien Gas Explosion: PTSD Predictors and Risk Factors

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