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Croatian Medical Journal, Vol. 62 No. 3, 2021.

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https://doi.org/10.3325/cmj.2021.62.241

Posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms and coping with the lockdown among help-seeking veterans before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

Marina Letica-Crepulja orcid id orcid.org/0000-0003-1928-7980 ; Department of Psychiatry and Psychological Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia
Aleksandra Stevanović ; Department of Psychiatry and Psychological Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia
Jasna Grković ; Department of Psychiatry and Psychological Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia
Ika Rončević-Gržeta orcid id orcid.org/0000-0003-0497-6900
Nikolina Jovanović ; Unit for Social and Community Psychiatry, Bart’s and London School of Medicine and Dentistry Queen Mary University of London, WHO Collaborating Centre for Mental Health Services Development, London, United Kingdom
Tanja Frančišković ; Department of Psychiatry and Psychological Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia

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Aim To compare the severity of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and of particular PTSD clusters
among help-seeking veterans before and during the
COVID-19 lockdown. The second aim was to identify the
main coping strategies used.
Methods Male war veterans (N=176) receiving outpatient
treatment at the Referral Center for PTSD were assessed
at baseline (12-18 months before the pandemic declaration in March 2020) and during the COVID-19 pandemic
lockdown (March-June 2020). The Life Events Checklist for
DSM-5, PTSD Checklist for DSM-5, and The Brief COPE were
used.
Results Direct exposure to the virus in our sample was
low, and the majority of participants followed the preventive measures. The severity of the overall PTSD symptoms
and of clusters of symptoms significantly decreased compared with the first assessment. At the second assessment,
all participants still fulfilled the PTSD diagnosis criteria. During the lockdown, the participants used emotion-focused
and problem-focused coping rather than dysfunctional
coping.
Conclusion The severity of PTSD symptoms decreased
during the lockdown. Further research is needed to study
the trajectories of long-term psychopathology.

Ključne riječi

Hrčak ID:

278133

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/278133

Datum izdavanja:

24.6.2021.

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