The dissociative subtype of PTSD in trauma-exposed individuals: a latent class analysis and examination of clinical covariates.

Aljosha DeenSarah V BiedermannAnnett LotzinAntje Krüger-GottschalkAnne DyerChristine KnaevelsrudHeinrich RauJulia SchellongThomas Ehring Ingo Schäfer

Published in: European journal of psychotraumatology (2022)

Our findings suggest that patients with D-PTSD have significantly more problems with emotion regulation, more depressive symptoms, and more severe PTSD-symptoms. Given the results of our LCA, we conclude that the dissociative subtype seems to be more complex than D-PTSD as diagnosed by means of the CAPS-5.

Keyphrases

social support
posttraumatic stress disorder
depressive symptoms
mental health
sleep quality
early onset
data analysis