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Introduction to the Special Issue: Network Analysis of Traumatic Stress
Author(s) -
Frewen Paul,
O'Donnell Meaghan,
D'Andrea Wendy
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of traumatic stress
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.259
H-Index - 134
eISSN - 1573-6598
pISSN - 0894-9867
DOI - 10.1002/jts.22486
Subject(s) - traumatic stress , psychology , psychological trauma , clinical psychology , psychiatry
Network analysis has emerged as a promising new statistical methodology for traumatic stress studies. The present special issue of the Journal of Traumatic Stress amalgamates the reports of 10 studies that employed network analysis to further the field's understanding of traumatic stress. The current issue includes reports of network analyses that sought to better understand the impact of different kinds of traumatic events, including childhood and gender‐based trauma exposure, on PTSD symptomatology as defined under the DSM‐5 and ICD‐11 , and examined the relation between PTSD symptoms and trauma‐related dissociative experiences as well as the impact of psychological treatment on trauma recovery. A variety of research designs from a diverse group of international samples were employed, including concurrent, longitudinal, experience‐sampling, and treatment outcome studies. Finally, a commentary on the articles included in this special issue was provided by Dr. Carl Weems.