Canton G, Santonastaso P
Psychopathology. 1984;17(3):144-8. doi: 10.1159/000284032.
In the present 6-month longitudinal study, the authors examine the relationship between stressful events and the intensity of psychological disorders. 40 neurotic outpatients were studied. The psychological distress was evaluated at the beginning and end of the study using Kellner and Sheffield's Symptom Rating Test (SRT), while stressful events were appraised using the Interview for Recent Life Events (ILE) of Paykel and Mangen. The results obtained demonstrate that patients, who experienced events which had a severe negative objective impact, showed high scores on the anxiety and somatization subscales, while patients, who reported events without an objective negative impact or with a slight impact, showed no change in the magnitude of their psychological distress. These results suggest that negative life events can increase the intensity of certain psychological symptoms and consequently prolong the psychiatric disturbance of the patient.
在这项为期6个月的纵向研究中，作者考察了应激事件与心理障碍强度之间的关系。研究对象为40名神经症门诊患者。在研究开始和结束时，使用凯尔纳和谢菲尔德症状评定测试（SRT）评估心理困扰，同时使用佩克尔和曼根的近期生活事件访谈（ILE）评估应激事件。所得结果表明，经历了具有严重负面客观影响事件的患者，在焦虑和躯体化分量表上得分较高，而报告的事件无客观负面影响或影响轻微的患者，其心理困扰程度没有变化。这些结果表明，负面生活事件会增加某些心理症状的强度，从而延长患者的精神障碍。
