Recent potential traumatic events and high PTSD-symptom levels are not associated with an increase in negative beliefs or expectations about oneself: A prospective, comparative, population-based study
We found no evidence that PTEs and PTSS systematically increase negative beliefs about oneself. Affected adult respondents with PTSS already had lower pre-event self-esteem levels. Findings question the diagnostic utility of the DSM-5 criterion referring to negative beliefs or expectations about oneself.
Authors
- Evelien Brouwers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4053-8054)
- Lutz Wittmann
- Carlo Contino
- Miquelle Marchand
- Peter G. van der Velden (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0221-6281)
- Marcel Das (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9895-2776)
Institutions
- Tilburg University (NL)
- International Psychoanalytic University Berlin (DE)
- National Research Fund Luxembourg (LU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Affective Disorders
- Published
- 2025-03-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2025.03.133
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.31
Funders
- Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek
- Fonds Slachtofferhulp