Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Jeggesen, Anne
• Björk Gudmundsdóttir, Drifa
• Elklit, Ask

Titel

Posttraumatic stress disorder in adolescent and young adult survivors of childhood cancer

Ist Teil von

• Nordic psychology, 2012-12, Vol.64 (4), p.291-302

Ort / Verlag

Taylor & Francis Group

Erscheinungsjahr

2012

Quelle

Taylor & Francis Journals Auto-Holdings Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• The aim of the study was to compare the prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in 44 adolescent and young adult survivors of childhood cancer and identify which psychological factors predict the degree of traumatization. Mean time since diagnosis was 76 months. The PTSD prevalence was 18%. Time since diagnosis was associated with less PTSD severity. Females had higher level of PTSD than males. Age at diagnosis and treatment types were not associated with PTSD. Female gender, low self-worth, immature defence style, lack of close attachment, emotional coping and somatization explained 70% of the total traumatization variance.