Emotional response at the time of a potentially traumatizing event and PTSD symptomatology: A preliminary retrospective analysis of the DSM-IV Criterion A-2

Lizabeth Roemer; Susan M. Orsillo; T. D. Borkovec; Brett T. Litz

doi:10.1016/S0005-7916(98)00007-X

Emotional response at the time of a potentially traumatizing event and PTSD symptomatology: A preliminary retrospective analysis of the DSM-IV Criterion A-2

Lizabeth Roemer
, Susan M. Orsillo
, T. D. Borkovec
, Brett T. Litz

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DSM-IV added an emotional response component to the definition of Criterion A for PTSD. The present study investigated the relationship between retrospective reports of emotional responses (fear, helplessness, and horror) and disrupted emotional responses ('numbing') at the time of a potentially traumatizing event and reports of PTSD symptomatology among undergraduate participants. We found that, of the DSM-IV criteria, only helplessness was significantly correlated with post-traumatic symptomatology. Reports of peritraumatic emotional numbing uniquely predicted subsequent PTSD symptomatology beyond coincident emotional responses, suggesting that further research is needed to explore the various dimensions of peritraumatic emotional response relevant to the development of PTSD.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	123-130
Number of pages	8
Journal	Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry
Volume	29
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0005-7916(98)00007-X
State	Published - Jun 26 1998

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