An investigation of whether patients with post-traumatic stress disorder overestimate the probability and cost of future negative events.

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This study compared estimations of the probability and cost of negative events occurring made by patients with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) (n=43), patients with other anxiety disorders (n=29) and non-patients' (n=35). Prior to treatment PTSD patients overestimated the probability and cost of all types of traumatic events occurring relative to non-patients, and overestimated the probability and cost of the specific type of traumatic event that they had been traumatized by relative to...

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Authors: White, M; McManus, F; Ehlers, A

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Journal of anxiety disorders
• Volume: 22
• Issue: 7
• Pages: 1244-1254
• Publication date: 2008-10-01
• DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2008.01.004
• EISSN: 1873-7897
• ISSN: 0887-6185
• Language: English
• Keywords: Questionnaires; Demography; Female; Adult; Male; Anxiety Disorders; Judgment; Humans; Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic; Cognitive Therapy; Life Change Events; Attitude; Mass Screening