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Individual differences in posttraumatic stress disorder symptom profiles in Holocaust survivors in concentration camps or in hiding
Author(s) -
Yehuda Rachel,
Schmeidler James,
Siever Larry J.,
BinderBrynes Karen,
Elkin Abbie
Publication year - 1997
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.2490100310
Subject(s) - posttraumatic stress , psychology , psychogenic disease , the holocaust , amnesia , holocaust survivors , clinical psychology , anxiety disorder , psychiatry , anxiety , philosophy , theology
Symptom patterns were compared between Holocaust survivors in concentration camp ( n = 70) and those who were in “hiding” ( n = 30) during the war. The impact of age at the time of the trauma, gender, and cumulative lifetime stress, and the effect of each of these variables controlling for the others, on posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms were also evaluated. A significant negative relationship between age at the time of the trauma and symptoms of psychogenic amnesia, hypervigilence and emotional detachment, and a positive correlation between age and intrusive thoughts, were observed. Cumulative lifetime stress was positively associated with symptoms of avoidance. The study provides the first empirical data regarding the factors that potentially explain individual differences in PTSD symptom patterns in Holocaust survivors.