Harrison C A, Kinner S A
Department of Psychology, University of Queensland, Australia.
J Trauma Stress. 1998 Oct;11(4):787-98. doi: 10.1023/A:1024405802709.
Although mental health professionals have long been aware of the impact of traumatic events, it was not until 1980 that the term posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was introduced into the DSM-III. Since then, one major goal of research has been to identify factors associated with distress following trauma; as yet, few reliable indicators have emerged. Within the population of armed robbery victims, this is particularly true. The purpose of this study was to investigate possible correlates of posttrauma distress in armed robbery victims, and to assess the overall level of distress within this group. A questionnaire was mailed out of 57 robbery victims, aged 15 to 65, who were recruited as study volunteers via community outreach. Severity of the trauma, vulnerability attributions, and avoidant coping were significantly related to distress level, and victims exhibited a high level of distress.
尽管心理健康专业人员早就意识到创伤性事件的影响，但直到1980年，创伤后应激障碍（PTSD）这一术语才被引入《精神疾病诊断与统计手册》第三版（DSM - III）。从那时起，研究的一个主要目标就是确定与创伤后痛苦相关的因素；然而，目前几乎没有出现可靠的指标。在武装抢劫受害者群体中，情况尤其如此。本研究的目的是调查武装抢劫受害者创伤后痛苦的可能相关因素，并评估该群体的整体痛苦水平。通过社区宣传招募了57名年龄在15至65岁之间的抢劫受害者作为研究志愿者，并向他们邮寄了一份问卷。创伤的严重程度、易感性归因和回避应对与痛苦水平显著相关，且受害者表现出高度的痛苦。
