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Study of the Association Between the Type of Attachment and the Risk of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

NCT05020197 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 268

Last updated 2024-11-25

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Summary

Attachment theory models the emotional bonding that is activated in situations of danger, via mental representations of self and others. Four types of attachment (TA) exist in adults: 3 insecure (Preoccupied, Detached, Fearful) and 1 secure. Attachment type is a major factor in the development of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), a frequent and disabling mental disorder that occurs after a traumatic event. A meta-analysis based on Anglo-Saxon studies including various populations (general, military or clinical) (n=9268 patients) suggested an association between Fearful BP and high level of PTSD symptoms (r=0.44). Nevertheless, these results did not allow the identification of variations related to the individual risk factors (RDFs) of the subject and his environment, especially in the French socio-cultural context. The investigators propose to study the association between LDs and the risk of PTSD in the days following exposure, their mutual influence in the months following, and their associated factors. Thus, a prospective cohort study among French adult victims of a traumatic event could objectify the link between BP - as close as possible to the event - and the risk of PTSD.

Conditions

  • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Interventions

DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

self-questionnaires on attachment and PTSD

The questionnaires (attachement type, PTSD symptoms) are administered face to face at the inclusion visit (at D0-D3). Validated self-questionnaires in French will be sent to the patients, either electronically or by post, according to their choice at D30 and D90. To describe the characteristics of the subjects, socio-demographic data, lifestyle, and medical history will be collected. The questionnaires will be administered three times to study the evolution of the parameters over time.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Hospices Civils de Lyon

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ludivine NOHALES, MD · Service de médecine et santé au travail des HCL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-03-23
Primary Completion
2024-11-07
Completion
2024-11-07

Countries

  • France

Study Locations

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