Ptsd and Health Among Va General Medical Care Patients: an Investigation Into the Mediating Effects of Coping
Year: 2004
Type: dissertation
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: This study investigated the relationship between PTSD, physical health, and coping among 134 VA general medical and women's health clinic patients.Coping behaviors were investigated as potential mediators of the relationship between PTSD symptom severity and health.The research literature has consistently revealed a robust relationship between PTSD and self-reported physical health perceptions and symptoms.However, there have been fewer studies investigating the relationship between PTSD and physician-diagnosed medical conditions and the mechanisms relating PTSD to health are still unknown.In this study, results revealed that PTSD symptom severity predicted self-reported health, which replicates previous findings.Additionally, PTSD severity predicted physician-diagnosed medical conditions, which extends previous findings relating PTSD and adverse health.Finally, coping behaviors partially mediated that relationship between PTSD and self-reported health.If replicated, this finding may impact the treatment of PTSD; it may be beneficial for clinicians to facilitate adaptive coping behaviors before adverse health consequences arise.LIST OF TABLES………………………………………………………………………………...v CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION…………………………………………………………………….1 Overview of PTSD………………………………………………………………...1 PTSD and Health………………………………………………………………….4 Health Care Utilization…………………………………………………………..11 Summary…………………………………………………………………………16 Etiological Models……………………………………………………………….16 Coping……………………………………………………………………………18 The Present Study…………………………………………………………….….22 2. METHOD……………………………………………………………………………23 3. RESULTS……………………………………………………………………………29 PTSD and Health………………………………………………………………...30 PTSD and Coping………………………………………………………………..31 Coping and Health……………………………………………………………….32 PTSD, Coping, and Health: Mediation Analysis……………………………...…33 Comorbid Psychopathology…………………………………………………...
Author: Brandy R. Henson
Language: English
Subfield: Clinical Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1529499514