TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - Association between resilience and posttraumatic stress disorder among Brazilian victims of urban violence: a cross-sectional case-control study
JO  - Trends in psychiatry and psychotherapy
A1  - Teche, Stefania Pigatto
A1  - Barros, Alcina Juliana Soares
A1  - Rosa, Regis Goulart
A1  - Guimarães, Luciano Pinto
A1  - Cordini, Kariny Larissa
A1  - Goi, Julia Domingues
A1  - Hauck, Simone
A1  - Freitas, Lúcia Helena
SP  - 116
EP  - 123
VL  - 39
IS  - 2
N2  - INTRODUCTION: This study investigated the association between resilience and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among Brazilian victims of urban violence. It also compared defense mechanisms, parental bonding, and childhood trauma between those who developed PTSD and those who did not. <br><br>METHODS: This cross-sectional case-control study included 66 adult subjects exposed to recent urban violence in southern Brazil - 33 with PTSD and 33 healthy controls matched by sex and age - who were administered the Resilience Scale, Defense Style Questionnaire, Parental Bonding Instrument, and Childhood Trauma Questionnaire. The statistical tests used were the McNemar test for categorical variables, the Wilcoxon signed-rank test for continuous asymmetric variables, and the paired Student t-test for continuous symmetric variables. <br><br>RESULTS: The PTSD group showed lower total Resilience Scale scores compared with controls (128.4±20.7 vs. 145.8±13.1, respectively; p = 0.01), along with a lower ability to solve situations and lower personal values that give meaning to life (p = 0.019). They also had lower rates of mature defense mechanisms (p < 0.001) and higher rates of emotional (p = 0.001) and physical (p = 0.003) abuse during childhood. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Lower levels of resilience, especially the ability to solve situations and having personal values that give meaning to life, immature defense mechanisms, and emotional and physical abuse in childhood are associated with PTSD in adult Brazilian victims of urban violence.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2237-6089
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/2237-6089-2016-0070
ID  - ref1
ER  -