Open AccessSTUCK IN A MOMENT: TONIC IMMOBILITY PREDICTS POOR QUALITY OF LIFE IN TREATED PTSD PATIENTS
Author(s) -
Juliana Kalaf,
Eridan M. Coutinho,
Mauro V. Mendlowicz,
Carla Marques Portella,
William Berger,
Mariana Pires Luz,
Eliane Volchan,
Paula Ventura,
Monique Nascimento Júdice,
Sacha Alvarenga Flavio Blanco,
Jéssica Meirelles Paiva,
Ivan Figueira
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
psychiatria danubina
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.394
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1849-0867
pISSN - 0353-5053
DOI - 10.24869/psyd.2022.447
Subject(s) - tonic (physiology) , clinical psychology , confounding , cross sectional study , quality of life (healthcare) , psychology , rating scale , medicine , psychiatry , developmental psychology , neuroscience , psychotherapist , pathology
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a prevalent and disabling multisystem disorder, with significant physical and psychiatric morbidity and poor quality of life (QOL). Although peritraumatic reactions - tonic immobility and dissociation - are established predictors of PTSD severity and development, there is a dearth of investigation assessing the impact of peritraumatic reactions on QOL of PTSD patients. Quality of life has become increasingly important in health care and research as a reliable outcome measure. It comprises psychological, physical, social and environmental domains, providing important information about the impact of diseases on patient's life. This study aims to investigate the impact of peritraumatic tonic immobility and peritraumatic dissociation on QOL of PTSD civilian outpatients.