Stout Ronnie G, Farooque Rokeya S
Middle Tennessee Mental Health Institute, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Psychiatr Q. 2003 Fall;74(3):237-50. doi: 10.1023/a:1024162420449.
We examined the reactions of 17 male inpatients on a secure psychiatric unit to television news coverage of the September 11 attacks. All had psychotic diagnoses. We hypothesized that self-exposure and affective response to the news coverage and use of social support would be influenced by predominance of negative symptoms. Additionally, we examined for the emergence of common stress symptoms and exacerbations of psychosis. Results showed a dose-response relationship between amount of viewing and magnitude of response to the coverage. Anger was the emotion most clearly tied to coverage exposure and the other response variables. A wide range of stress symptoms was reported. Hypotheses concerning the influence of negative symptoms were partially supported. A significant minority of the patients disclosed exacerbation of psychotic symptoms in response to the attacks. Patients who reported a negative emotional reaction were more likely to talk to others about the attacks, but social contact did not predictably lead to affective relief.
我们研究了17名在安全精神病科住院的男性患者对9·11袭击事件电视新闻报道的反应。他们均被诊断患有精神病。我们假设，对新闻报道的自我暴露、情感反应以及社会支持的使用会受到阴性症状主导程度的影响。此外，我们还研究了常见应激症状的出现以及精神病症状的加重情况。结果显示，观看量与对报道的反应程度之间存在剂量反应关系。愤怒是与报道接触及其他反应变量联系最明显的情绪。报告了广泛的应激症状。关于阴性症状影响的假设得到了部分支持。相当一部分患者披露，袭击事件导致其精神病症状加重。报告有负面情绪反应的患者更有可能与他人谈论袭击事件，但社交接触并未必然带来情感缓解。
