Self-triggering: Does function determine pathogenesis?

Generalizability may be limited by the sample's high symptom levels, limited demographic diversity, and high proportion of interpersonal trauma. These findings suggest that the degree to which individuals self-trigger to make meaning of trauma may affect how pathogenic the behavior is, underscoring the clinical importance of identifying the function of patients' self-triggering. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved).