F43.1
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: 80 patients with posttraumatic stress disorder will be examined and compared with regards to their psychopathology (especially concerning their pain sensitivity, their tenedency to dissociate
Sponsors
Zentralinstitut für Seelische Gesundheit
Klinik für Psychosomatik und Psychotherapeutische Medizin
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Group 1: female; aged between 18 and 65 years; suffering from a posttraumatisstress disorder adter chidhood sexual or physical abuse before the age of 18 (sexual or physical abuse must be the index trauma); at least 3 criteria of a Borderline Personality Disorder (including criterion 6: affective instability). Group 2: female, aged between 18 and 65 years; childhood sexual or physical abuse before the age of 18. Group 3: female; aged between 18 and 65 years.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Group 1: diagnosis of schizophrenia or bipolar I disorder;mental retardation; severe psychopathology which needs to be treated immediately (e.g. BMI < 16); suicide attemt within the last 2 months. Group 2: diagnoses of Axis-I disorder; diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder; any taking of psychotropic drugs. Group 3: diagnoses of Axis-I disorder; diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder; any taking of psychotropic drugs; any traumatic experience; any psychotherapeutic experience
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Experimental investigation:unique investigation of all participants within the frame of the above mentioned study and second investigation for arm 1 (primarily with regards to their tendency to dissociate, intrusive experiences and pain sensitivity). The time frame of the investigations is set until January 2016. The time frame of the second investigation of arm 1 starts in July 2016 and is set until July 2017. Questionnaires: unique filling in of questionnaires before participating in the experimentalinvestigation as part of the diagnostical interview in the following fields: Quality of Life: -WHOQOL-BREF ( Skevington et al., 2003) - SF-36 (Ware& Sherbourne, 1992) -EQ-5D (EuroQol-Group, 1987) tendency to dissociate: -FDS (Spitzer et al., 2004) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Questionnaires: depressive resentment: - BDI-II (Beck et al., 1961)) physical and mental health well-being during the last 7 days: - BSI (Spitzer et al., 2008) | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactSophie Rausch
Zentralinstitut für Seelische Gesundheit Klinik für Psychosomatik und Psychotherapeutische Medizin
Outcome results
None listed