Publications by authors named "Raphael Ayache"
Objective: Chronic pain can disrupt everyday life and shatter beliefs about the world. Shattered beliefs may be rebuilt, either positively or negatively, leading to posttraumatic growth (PTG) or posttraumatic depreciation (PTD). According to a transdiagnostic emotion regulation perspective, these phenomena are associated with coping strategies and emotions related to the body, self, others, and the world.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTraumatic anticipation of childbirth and disordered eating during pregnancy.
J Reprod Infant Psychol
July 2020
Article Synopsis
- This study investigates the relationship between Fear of Childbirth (FOC) and pretraumatic stress symptoms in pregnant women, focusing on how these factors relate to Eating Disorders (ED).
- Researchers analyzed responses from 213 pregnant women and identified four distinct profiles based on levels of FOC and pretraumatic stress symptoms.
- The results revealed that women experiencing high levels of both FOC and pretraumatic stress symptoms exhibited greater bulimic symptoms and a stronger Drive for Thinness, highlighting the link between anticipated childbirth trauma and eating-related issues.
Purpose: While many studies on mood disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) following childbirth have been conducted, little is known regarding posttraumatic growth (PTG) and disordered eating in the postpartum period. This study aims to (a) identify the typology of women following childbirth based on anxiety, depressive, PTSD symptoms and level of PTG and (b) evaluate whether these profiles differ on disordered eating symptoms.
Methods: Up to 2 years after childbirth, 306 French-speaking mothers [mean age (SD) = 29.