TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2013//
TI  - Trajectories of posttraumatic stress symptoms in significant others of patients with severe traumatic brain injury
JO  - Journal of loss and trauma
A1  - Pielmaier, Laura
A1  - Milek, Anne
A1  - Nussbeck, Fridtjof W.
A1  - Walder, Bernhard
A1  - Maercker, Andreas
SP  - 521
EP  - 538
VL  - 18
IS  - 6
N2  - 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 ("resilient" course), whereas 37% showed persistence of "higher distress" 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 />
LA  - en
SN  - 1532-5024
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15325024.2012.719342
ID  - ref1
ER  -