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Title: Ten-year follow-up study of PTSD diagnosis, symptom severity and psychosocial indices in aging holocaust survivors.
Authors: Yehuda, R. (AUTHOR), Schmeidler, J. (AUTHOR), Labinsky, E. (AUTHOR), Bell, A. (AUTHOR), Morris, A. (AUTHOR), Zemelman, S. (AUTHOR), Grossman, R. A. (AUTHOR)
Source: Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica. Jan2009, Vol. 119 Issue 1, p25-34. 10p. 2 Charts, 2 Graphs.
Subjects: Holocaust survivors, Post-traumatic stress disorder, Psychological stress, Symptoms, Holocaust (Christian theology)
Abstract: Objective: We performed a longitudinal study of holocaust survivors with and without post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) by assessing symptoms and other measures at two intervals, approximately 10 years apart. Method: The original cohort consisted of 63 community-dwelling subjects, of whom 40 were available for follow-up. Results: There was a general diminution in PTSD symptom severity over time. However, in 10% of the subjects ( n = 4), new instances of delayed onset PTSD developed between time 1 and time 2. Self-report ratings at both assessments revealed a worsening of trauma-related symptoms over time in persons without PTSD at time 1, but an improvement in those with PTSD at time 1. Conclusion: The findings suggest that a nuanced characterization of PTSD trajectory over time is more reflective of PTSD symptomatology than simple diagnostic status at one time. The possibility of delayed onset trajectory complicates any simplistic overall trajectory summarizing the longitudinal course of PTSD. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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