Clinical trial NCT04518267: Anger and Psychotrauma: Data From Military and Civilians
Official title: Anger and Psychotrauma: Data From Military and Civilians
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: UNKNOWN
Conditions: Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
Lead sponsor: Direction Centrale du Service de Santé des Armées
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2020-08-19
Enrollment: 50
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Observational model: COHORT
Time perspective: PROSPECTIVE
Sampling method: NON_PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: The study population will be composed of participants suffering from PTSD, half of which will have civilian status and the other half a military status.

Brief summary: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is mainly associated with several emotions such as anger, guilt or shame. By interfering with psychotherapeutic work these emotions can be problematic. When suffering from PTSD, pervasive anger can also have relational consequences. Anger and PTSD are mutually reinforcing: anger can aggravate PTSD symptoms and aggressive behaviours, and conversely, PTSD promotes high levels of anger and aggression. A few explanatory hypotheses have been proposed. In terms of personality factors, anger-treatment may promote the severity of PTSD symptoms and the development of aggressive behaviours. In terms of stressors, exposure to combat and combat-related moral harms could play a role in the relationship between PTSD, anger and traumatic experiences over the course of life. Finally, in clinical terms, in the presence of PTSD, anger and aggressive behaviours may be triggered by substance abuse and depression.

Within the Anglo-Saxon literature, it is recognized that both civilians and military personnel with PTSD exhibit high levels of anger, with a possible predominance among military personnel. While we know that anger management mechanisms can be strongly influenced by cultural aspects and the type of event, there is no data in the French population.

This study proposes to fill in our knowledge of anger-PSTD relationships in the French population and by comparing civilian and military population.


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* To have a PTSD diagnosis
* To be at least 18 years of age

Exclusion Criteria:

* To suffer from trauma-related physical condition (including Traumatic Brain Injury)

Primary outcomes:
measure: Anxiety score
timeFrame: At enrollment
measure: PTSD severity score
timeFrame: At enrollment
measure: Number of life traumatic events
timeFrame: At enrollment
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Aggressivity score
timeFrame: At enrollment
measure: Anger Rumination score
timeFrame: At enrollment
measure: Alcohol consumption score
timeFrame: At enrollment
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Arras
country: France
facility: Centre hospitalier d'Arras
city: Lille
country: France
facility: Centre régional psychotrauma Hauts-de-France
city: Lille
country: France
facility: 3ème Centre médical des Armées
city: Lormont
country: France
facility: Centre Hospitalier de Cadillac
city: Nice
country: France
facility: CHU de Nice
city: Nice
country: France
facility: CHU-Lenval hôpitaux
city: Thuir
country: France
facility: Centre Hospitalier Léon-Jean Grégory de Thuir
city: Villejuif
country: France
facility: Groupe Hospitalier Paul Guiraud
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