Adult separation anxiety disorder among war-affected Bosnian refugees: comorbidity with PTSD and associations with dimensions of trauma

Journal of Traumatic Stress
Derrick M SiloveVijaya Manicavasagar

Abstract

Although separation anxiety disorder appears to be common among children exposed to disasters, there are no data focusing on the impact of trauma on adult separation anxiety disorder. The present exploratory study examined the relationship of adult separation anxiety disorder with other psychological reactions (posttraumatic stress disorder [PTSD], complicated grief, depression) and dimensions of trauma among 126 war-affected Bosnian refugees resettled in Australia. Adult separation anxiety disorder was associated with PTSD, but not with complicated grief or depression. Although adult separation anxiety disorder was weakly linked with traumatic losses, this association was nonspecific. Further research is needed to clarify the pathogenic pathways leading to the comorbid PTSD-adult separation anxiety disorder pattern and its clinical implications.

References

Sep 1, 1994·Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica·A K GoenjianL A Fairbanks
Jan 1, 1997·Psychological Medicine·P BurnettN Martinek
Apr 1, 1997·The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry·V Manicavasagar, D Silove
Sep 23, 1997·Comprehensive Psychiatry·V ManicavasagarJ Curtis
Jun 5, 2001·Depression and Anxiety·F W WeathersJ R Davidson
Mar 27, 2003·Comprehensive Psychiatry·V ManicavasagarJ Drobny
May 4, 2005·Archives of General Psychiatry·Christina W HovenEzra Susser
Jun 13, 2006·The Australian Journal of Physiotherapy·Brenda MorrowAndrew Argent
Aug 3, 2006·JAMA : the Journal of the American Medical Association·Farnoosh HashemianSteven Southwick
Oct 24, 2007·Comprehensive Psychiatry·Derrick SiloveVijaya Manicavasagar
Feb 19, 2008·The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry·Cindy J AaronsonJack M Gorman
Jul 23, 2008·Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology : the Official Journal for the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, American Psychological Association, Division 53·Michael S Scheeringa, Charles H Zeanah

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

Jun 17, 2010·Current Psychiatry Reports·Vijaya ManicavasagarDerrick Silove
May 16, 2013·Clinical Psychology Review·Susan M BögelsLee Anna Clark
Dec 3, 2014·Asian Journal of Psychiatry·Derrick Silove, Susan Rees
Sep 21, 2010·Journal of Anxiety Disorders·Cheng-Fang YenHsin-Su Yu
Jan 26, 2016·International Journal of Culture and Mental Health·Christina P C BorbaDavid C Henderson
Jun 9, 2014·European Psychiatry : the Journal of the Association of European Psychiatrists·A P FranzY A Ferrão
Mar 5, 2020·Psychiatry, Psychology, and Law : an Interdisciplinary Journal of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Psychiatry, Psychology and Law·Arran RoseJames R P Ogloff
Dec 1, 2018·Zhurnal nevrologii i psikhiatrii imeni S.S. Korsakova·A S AvedisovaK V Zakharova

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Related Feeds

Anxiety Disorders

Discover the latest research on anxiety disorders including agoraphobia, panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder here.