Exploring the Interplay between Complex PTSD and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Severity: Implications for Clinical Practice
Опубликована: Янв. 16, 2024
Background:
Traumatic
events
adversely
affect
the
clinical
course
of
obsessive-compulsive
disorder
(OCD).
Our
investigation
explores
correlation
between
prolonged
interpersonal
trauma
and
severity
symptoms
related
to
anxiety
disorders.
Methods:
The
study
follows
a
cross-sectional
observational
design,
employing
International
Trauma
Questionnaire
(ITQ)
examine
areas
linked
trauma,
Hamilton
Anxiety
Rating
Scale
(HAM-A),
Yale-Brown
Obsessive
Compulsive
(Y-BOCS)
assess
anxious
symptoms,
respectively.
Descriptive
analysis,
analysis
variance
(ANOVA),
logistic
regression
analyses
were
conducted.
Results:
We
recruited
107
OCD-diagnosed
patients,
categorizing
them
into
subgroups
based
on
presence
or
absence
complex
post-traumatic
stress
(cPTSD).
ANOVA
revealed
statistically
significant
differences
two
groups
in
onset
age
OCD
(p=0.083),
psychiatric
familial
history
(p=0.023),
HAM-A,
Y-BOCS
(p=0.000).
Logistic
indicated
association
cPTSD
scores
Conclusion:
coexistence
exacerbates
increases
burden
anxiety.
Further
advancements
this
field
are
crucial
for
mitigating
impact
early
trajectory
associated
symptoms.
Язык: Английский
Unraveling the Complexity: Exploring the Intersection of Panic Disorder, Dissociation, and Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Behavioral Sciences,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
14(3), С. 166 - 166
Опубликована: Фев. 22, 2024
Background:
Patients
with
panic
disorder
(PD)
may
experience
increased
vulnerability
to
dissociative
and
anxious
phenomena
in
the
presence
of
repeated
traumatic
events,
these
be
risk
factors
for
development
complex
post-traumatic
stress
(cPTSD).
The
present
study
aims
find
out
whether
cPTSD
exacerbates
anxiety
symptoms
patients
suffering
from
this
is
specifically
associated
occurrence
symptoms.
Methods:
One-hundred-and-seventy-three
diagnosed
PD
were
recruited
divided
into
two
groups
based
on
(or
absence)
using
International
Trauma
Questionnaire
(ITQ)
scale.
Dissociative
assessed
Cambridge
Depersonalization
Scale
(CDS)
Hamilton
Anxiety
(HAM-A),
respectively.
Results:
Significant
differences
re-experienced
PTSD
(p
<
0.001),
avoidance
hyperarousal
DSO
dysregulation
0.001)
found
between
cPTSD-positive
cPTSD-negative
groups.
A
statistically
significant
association
total
scores
HAM-A
CDS
scales
was
regression
analysis.
Conclusions:
This
highlights
potential
link
a
more
severe
clinical
course
anxiety-related
conditions
PD.
Early
intervention
programs
prevention
strategies
are
needed.
Язык: Английский
Psychosocial Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Brazilian Post-Peak Period: Differences Between Individuals with and Without Pre-Existing Psychiatric Conditions
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
22(1), С. 27 - 27
Опубликована: Дек. 29, 2024
(1)
Background:
Validated
instruments
to
measure
mental
health
variables
related
sanitary
crises
can
provide
data
for
prevention
or
intervention
plans.
The
objectives
of
this
study
were:
evidence
the
psychometric
factorial
internal
structure
Battery
Assessing
Mental
Health–Pandemic
Version
(BASM-P)
in
sample;
(2)
investigate
psychosocial
impact
COVID-19
pandemic
Brazilian
post-peak
period
among
individuals
with
and
without
pre-existing
psychiatric
conditions
using
BASM-P;
(3)
analyze
relationships
between
measured
by
BASM-P
both
groups.
Methods:
This
is
an
internet-based
quantitative,
cross-sectional
a
non-probabilistic
convenience
sample.
participants
(n
=
209)
were
divided
into
non-psychiatric
group
168)
41).
sociodemographic
questionnaire.
Data
collected
throughout
second
semester
2022
analyzed
JASP
software.
Results:
demonstrated
robust
structure.
Significant
differences
observed
two
groups
across
all
variables.
In
group,
obsessive
thoughts
presented
strong
connections
fear,
distress,
grief
from
job
loss.
(4)
Conclusions:
highlights
central
role
shaping
period.
Язык: Английский