Understanding the clinical profile of Continuous Traumatic Stress Responses: insights from the adaptation of the Continuous Traumatic Stress Response Scale (CTSR) in Ukrainian military personnel

The adapted CTSR scale revealed a focused clinical profile of CTSR in a military context. While PTSD-related events increased CTSR levels, discriminant validity analysis confirmed the two constructs as clearly distinct. Further analyses indicated that CTSR may be more applicable to military personnel operating in settings of mild-to-moderate ongoing stress rather than in high-exposure combat situations. Content analysis further revealed overlap between CTSR and depressive or burnout-like manifestations. The findings suggest that the CTSR framework may offer a more comprehensive conceptualization of psychological responses to recurrent, yet not high-exposure, threat.