@article{ref1,
title="Trajectories of posttraumatic stress symptoms in significant others of patients with severe traumatic brain injury",
journal="Journal of loss and trauma",
year="2013",
author="Pielmaier, Laura and Milek, Anne and Nussbeck, Fridtjof W. and Walder, Bernhard and Maercker, Andreas",
volume="18",
number="6",
pages="521-538",
abstract="Long-term psychological distress has been reported among significant others of patients who sustained a traumatic brain injury (TBI). This study examined the course and potential predictors of posttraumatic stress symptoms in a relative sample (N = 135) drawn from a national cohort study on severe TBI in Switzerland. Latent growth mixture model analyses revealed two main groups: Across 3, 6, and 12 months after the accident, 63% of the sample indicated fairly low symptom severity (&quot;resilient&quot; course), whereas 37% showed persistence of &quot;higher distress&quot; as indicated by elevated scores on the Impact of Event Scale-Revised. Group membership was significantly associated with self-reported dysfunctional disclosure style. Implications for research and practice are discussed.<p />",
language="en",
issn="1532-5024",
doi="10.1080/15325024.2012.719342",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15325024.2012.719342"
}