%0 Journal Article
%T Peritraumatic tonic immobility is associated with posttraumatic stress symptoms in undergraduate Brazilian students
%A Portugal
%A Liana Catarina L
%A Pereira
%A Mirtes Garcia
%A Alves
%A Rita de C¨¢ssia S
%A Tavares
%A Gisella
%A Lobo
%A Isabela
%A Rocha-Rego
%A Vanessa
%A Marques-Portella
%A Carla
%A Mendlowicz
%A Mauro V
%A Coutinho
%A Evandro S
%A Fiszman
%A Adriana
%A Volchan
%A Eliane
%A Figueira
%A Ivan
%A Oliveira
%A Let¨ªcia de
%J Revista Brasileira de Psiquiatria
%D 2012
%I Associa??o Brasileira de Psiquiatria (ABP)
%R 10.1590/S1516-44462012000100011
%X objective: tonic immobility is a defensive reaction occurring under extreme life threats. patients with posttraumatic stress disorder (ptsd) reporting peritraumatic tonic immobility show the most severe symptoms and a poorer response to treatment. this study investigated the predictive falue of tonic immobility for posttraumatic stress symptoms in a non-clinical sample. methods: one hundred and ninety-eight college students exposed to various life threatening events were selected to participate. the posttraumatic stress disorder checklist - civilian version (pcl-c) and tonic immobility questions were used. linear regression models were fitted to investigate the association between peritraumatic tonic immobility and pcl-c scores. peritraumatic dissociation, peritraumatic panic reactions, negative affect, gender, type of trauma, and time since trauma were considered as confounding variables. results: we found significant association between peritraumatic tonic immobility and ptsd symptoms in a non-clinical sample exposed to various traumas, even after regression controlled for confounding variables (¦Â = 1.99, p = 0.017). conclusions: this automatic reaction under extreme life threatening stress, although adaptive for defense, may have pathological consequences as implied by its association with ptsd symptoms.
%K posttraumatic stress disorder
%K tests [interviews-psychometric]
%K community mental health (public health)
%K other research areas (tonic immobility)
%K other patient groups [issues (non-clinical sample)].
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