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ArticleCroatian medical journal2021

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

Marina Letica-Crepulja, Aleksandra Stevanović, Jasna Grković, Ika Rončević-Gržeta, Nikolina Jovanović, Tanja Frančišković

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Marina Letica-CrepuljaMarina Letica-Crepulja, Department of Psychiatry and Psychological Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Rijeka, Braće Branchetta 20, 51 000 Rijeka, Croatia, marinalc@medri.uniri.hr.
Aleksandra Stevanović
Jasna Grković
Ika Rončević-Gržeta
Nikolina Jovanović
Tanja Frančišković

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Abstract

aimTo 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.

methodsMale 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.

resultsDirect 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.

conclusionThe severity of PTSD symptoms decreased during the lockdown. Further research is needed to study the trajectories of long-term psychopathology.

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COVID-19Stress Disorders, Post-TraumaticVeteransAdaptation, PsychologicalCommunicable Disease ControlHumansMalePandemicsSARS-CoV-2

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PMID34212561
PMCPMC8275948

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