Peritraumatic Experience and Traumatic Stress

This chapter discusses peritraumatic responses (reactions that occur during or immediately after a traumatic event) and their association with post- traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Using the framework proposed by Bovin and Marx (Psychol Bull 137:1-47, 2011), we review the existing literature on peritraumatic emotions, cognitions, physiological reactions, and behaviors and discuss how each ...

This chapter discusses peritraumatic responses (reactions that occur during or immediately after a traumatic event) and their association with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Using the ...
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Abstract This chapter discusses peritraumatic responses (reactions that occur during or immediately after a traumatic event) and their association with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Using the framework proposed by Bovin and Marx (Psychol Bull 137:1-47, 2011), we review the existing literature on peritraumatic emotions, cognitions, physiological reactions, and behaviors and discuss ...
This chapter discusses peritraumatic responses (reactions that occur during or immediately after a traumatic event) and their association with post- traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Using the ...

The importance of the peritraumatic experience in defining traumatic ...
In the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (4th ed., text rev., DSM-IV-TR; American Psychiatric Association, 2000), posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) Criterion A2 stipulates that an individual must experience intense fear, helplessness, or horror during an event that threatened the life or physical integrity of oneself or others to be eligible for the PTSD diagnosis ...
The relationship between peritraumatic dissociation and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has been studied in war veterans, disaster victims, and traffic accident victims (1 - 4). Peritraumatic dissociation involves alterations in the experience of time, place, and person during and immediately after trauma exposure.

Peritraumatic distress
Peritraumatic distress is associated with PTSD symptom severity, other psychiatric symptoms, and severity of PTSD-related symptoms after exposure to non-Criterion A events, suggesting that peritraumatic distress is a risk factor for various psychiatric outcomes and furthering our understanding of the impact of subjective experience on trauma ...
Exposure to trauma can lead to both peritraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and posttraumatic growth (PTG), yet the nature of the relationship between these two common outcomes is controversial. Despite their prevalence, there is a lack of research examining how peritraumatic reactions specifically influence these posttraumatic outcomes. It remains unclear whether early distress and dissociation ...

Peritraumatic Context and Long
This cohort study compares posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) severity, postconcussive symptoms, and disability status among US veterans with a history of peritraumatic and nonperitraumatic mild traumatic brain injury or no traumatic brain injury.








Peritraumatic reactions encompass an individual's responses during or immediately following exposure to a traumatic event and are associated with the development and severity of PTSD and related psychological difficulties (Bunnell et al., 2018).