Publications by authors named "Charmaine L Thomas"
This study examined the relationship between peritraumatic reactions, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms, somatic complaints, and quality of life in Tunisians exposed to the events of the Arab Spring. Participants (n = 60) completed an online survey 1 year after the events, assessing peritraumatic distress, peritraumatic dissociation, PTSD symptoms, somatic complaints, and physical and mental quality of life. Results showed that peritraumatic dissociation was independently associated with increased PTSD symptoms and somatic complaints 12 months after the events.
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- A study examined how individuals with clinical and subthreshold PTSD symptoms focus on threatening images, comparing them to a non-trauma-exposed group.
- Both trauma-exposed groups showed more attention to trauma-relevant images than the non-trauma group, while general threat images did not show any differences among groups.
- Results indicated that those with clinical PTSD symptoms had immediate heightened attention to trauma images but exhibited some avoidance over time, whereas those with subthreshold symptoms consistently attended to these images throughout the viewing period.