Citation

Loughrey GC, Bell P, Kee M, Roddy RJ, Curran PS. Br. J. Psychiatry 1988; 153: 554-560.

Affiliation

Downshire Hospital, Downpatrick Co. Down, Northern Ireland.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1988, Royal College of Psychiatry)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

3250698

Abstract

The case records of 499 victims of civil and terrorist violence were examined, and the presence or absence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and associated features recorded. The results support the face, and predictive, validities of PTSD. 'Acting as if the event were reoccurring' and 'survivor guilt' seemed not to be characteristic symptoms, and the homogeneity of the emotional state in PTSD was questionable. Only marital disharmony and suicidal behaviour were associated complications. PTSD seemed to be found in a wide range of stressors, but the danger in over-reliance on results from combat veterans is emphasised.

Language: en