Citation

Ozer EJ, Best SR, Lipsey TL, Weiss DS. Psychol. Trauma 2008; (1): 3-36.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, American Psychological Association)

DOI

10.1037/1942-9681.S.1.3

PMID

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Abstract

This reprinted article originally appeared in Psychological Bulletin, 2003, Vol 129(1), 52-73. (The following abstract of the original article appeared in record 2002-11509-005.) A review of 2,647 studies of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) yielded 476 potential candidates for a meta-analysis of predictors of PTSD or of its symptoms. From these, 68 studies met criteria for inclusion in a meta-analysis of 7 predictors: (a) prior trauma, (b) prior psychological adjustment, (c) family history of psychopathology, (d) perceived life threat during the trauma, (e) posttrauma social support, (f) peritraumatic emotional responses, and (g) peritraumatic dissociation. All yielded significant effect sizes, with family history, prior trauma, and prior adjustment the smallest (weighted r =.17) and peritraumatic dissociation the largest (weighted r =.35). The results suggest that peritraumatic psychological processes, not prior characteristics, are the strongest predictors of PTSD. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)

Language: en

Keywords

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder; Risk Factors; Symptoms