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Posttraumatic stress symptoms and posttraumatic growth in a community sample ex...
Maia, Angela; Sousa, Barbara; Correia-Santos, Patricia; Morgado, DiogoThe relationship between posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and posttraumatic growth (PTG) has been extensively debated, with evidence supporting that negative and positive outcomes may coexist simultaneously. However, literature consensus has yet to be reached regarding whether the nature of the relationship between these variables is better explained through a linear or curvilinear relationship. In the pres...
The psychometric properties of the adolescent dissociative experiences scale (A...
Correia-Santos, Patricia; Sousa, Barbara; Martinho, Gabriela; Morgado, Diogo; Ford, Julian D.; Pinto, Ricardo J.; Maia, AngelaDissociation is a process that often occurs as a sequela of psychological trauma, and it is interrelated with psychological and behavioral problems. In the at-risk adolescent population, dissociation is often underdiagnosed and undertreated. Having reliable measures to assess this phenomenon can help in identifying adolescents at-risk and improve treatment outcomes. This study assessed the psychometric properti...
Posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms and dissociation as serial mediators of ...
Correia-Santos, Patricia; Ford, Julian D.; Maia, Angela; Pinto, Ricardo J.Introduction: Poly-victimization (PV) has a greater adverse impact on adolescents' lives than any single victimization type, even when repeatedly experienced. Adolescents who experience PV tend to present with an array of adjustment problems, and research has begun to identify mechanisms linking PV to adjustment problems. Both posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and dissociation are linked to PV and adjustment...
Alternative models of DSM-5 posttraumatic stress disorder in portuguese adolesc...
Correia-Santos, Patricia; Morgado, Diogo; Maia, Ângela; Levendosky, Alytia; Jongenelen, Ines; Pinto, Ricardo J.The factor structure of DSM-5 posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has been extensively debated, with evidence supporting the recently proposed seven-factor hybrid model. However, few studies examining PTSD symptom structure have assessed the implications of these proposed models on diagnostic criteria and PTSD prevalence. In the present study, we examined seven alternative DSM-5 PTSD models within a confirmato...