Rumination in posttraumatic stress disorder
@article{Michael2007RuminationIP, title={Rumination in posttraumatic stress disorder}, author={Tanja Michael and Sarah L. Halligan and David M. Clark and Anke Ehlers}, journal={Depression and Anxiety}, year={2007}, volume={24} }
Recent studies have shown that rumination is a powerful predictor of persistent posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). However, to date, the mechanisms by which rumination maintains PTSD symptoms are little understood. Two studies of assault survivors, a cross‐sectional (N = 81) and a 6‐month prospective longitudinal study (N = 73), examined several facets of ruminative thinking to establish which aspects of rumination provide the link to PTSD. The current investigation showed that rumination is…
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