Memorie traumatiche precoci e disturbo post traumatico da stress. Uno studio sperimentale

Autori

  • Roberto Infrasca Dipartimento di Psichiatria ASL5 , La Spezia



DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7175/pmeal.v6i2.292

Parole chiave:

Early traumatic memories, Child abuse, Personological disorganization, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Abstract

[Early traumatic memories and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). An experimental study]

INTRODUCTION. This paper has analyzed the Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in order to address clinical and psychopathogenetic aspects of the disorder. An extensive literature supports the presence of a strong link between childhood trauma and dissociative symptoms, indicating this link as the primary or predominant source of PTSD. In addiction, several studies have shown that – exposed to the same traumatic conditions – not all people develop a Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, a problem not addressed by clinical research. METHODS. The study aimed at verifying the existence of a correlation between childhood traumatic memories (sexual, psychological, and emotional abuse, exposure to family violence), and the further development of this anxiety disorder. Moreover, the research wanted to obtain a psychopathology profile of PTSD. Subjects were required to fill the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI), including the PTSD-Keane scale, and some MMPI special scales. RESULTS. This research has verified a statistical relationship (logistic regression) between traumatic childhood events and the development of the Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. In addition, the results obtained from the sample of psychiatric patients indicate a strong disorganization of the personality of patients with PTSD symptomatology. DISCUSSION. The data show that childhood trauma organize a basic vulnerability which increases 10 times the risk to develop this pathology after a traumatic experience.

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2012-06-15

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V. 6 N. 2 (2012)

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