Spurrell M T, McFarlane A C
Department of Psychiatry, Withington Hospital, Manchester, UK.
Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol. 1993 Aug;28(4):194-200. doi: 10.1007/BF00797323.
This study examines the role of coping in the onset of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in a nonpatient population following exposure to a natural disaster. In contrast to other studies, the use of all coping strategies was found to be associated with the presence of PTSD rather than the absence of symptoms. These data suggest that coping (in this sense) represents a psychological process used to contain the distress caused by symptoms as well as to manage environmental adversity.
本研究考察了应对方式在非患者群体经历自然灾害后创伤后应激障碍（PTSD）发病过程中的作用。与其他研究不同的是，研究发现所有应对策略的使用都与PTSD的存在相关，而非与症状的不存在相关。这些数据表明，应对方式（从这个意义上来说）代表了一种心理过程，用于抑制症状所带来的痛苦以及应对环境逆境。
