TY - JOUR
T1 - Impact of cumulative lifetime trauma and recent stress on current posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms in holocaust survivors
AU - Yehuda, Rachel
AU - Kahana, Boaz
AU - Schmeidler, James
AU - Southwick, Steven M.
AU - Wilson, Skye
AU - Giller, Earl L.
PY - 1995/12
Y1 - 1995/12
N2 - Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships among cumulative lifetime trauma, recent stressful events, and presence and severity of current posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms in Holocaust survivors and nonexposed comparison subjects. Method: Lifetime trauma, recent stressful events, and presence and severity of PTSD were assessed in Holocaust survivors (N=72) and comparison subjects (N=19). Results: Survivors with PTSD (N=40) reported significantly greater cumulative trauma and recent stress than survivors without PTSD (N=32) and comparison subjects. Severity of PTSD symptoms, cumulative trauma, and recent stress were significantly associated. Conclusions: The presence and severity of current PTSD were related to having experienced stressful events in addition to the Holocaust.
AB - Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships among cumulative lifetime trauma, recent stressful events, and presence and severity of current posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms in Holocaust survivors and nonexposed comparison subjects. Method: Lifetime trauma, recent stressful events, and presence and severity of PTSD were assessed in Holocaust survivors (N=72) and comparison subjects (N=19). Results: Survivors with PTSD (N=40) reported significantly greater cumulative trauma and recent stress than survivors without PTSD (N=32) and comparison subjects. Severity of PTSD symptoms, cumulative trauma, and recent stress were significantly associated. Conclusions: The presence and severity of current PTSD were related to having experienced stressful events in addition to the Holocaust.
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U2 - 10.1176/ajp.152.12.1815
DO - 10.1176/ajp.152.12.1815
M3 - Article
C2 - 8526254
AN - SCOPUS:0028834413
SN - 0002-953X
VL - 152
SP - 1815
EP - 1818
JO - American Journal of Psychiatry
JF - American Journal of Psychiatry
IS - 12
ER -