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Adult separation anxiety disorder among war-affected Bosnian refugees: Comorbidity with PTSD and associations with dimensions of trauma
Article first published online: 4 FEB 2010
DOI: 10.1002/jts.20490
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Journal of Traumatic Stress
Special Issue: Psychological Consequences of the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan
Volume 23, Issue 1, pages 169–172, February 2010
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Silove, D., Momartin, S., Marnane, C., Steel, Z. and Manicavasagar, V. (2010), Adult separation anxiety disorder among war-affected Bosnian refugees: Comorbidity with PTSD and associations with dimensions of trauma. J. Traum. Stress, 23: 169–172. doi: 10.1002/jts.20490
Publication History
- Issue published online: 18 FEB 2010
- Article first published online: 4 FEB 2010
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Abstract
Although separation anxiety disorder appears to be common among children exposed to disasters, there are no data focusing on the impact of trauma on adult separation anxiety disorder. The present exploratory study examined the relationship of adult separation anxiety disorder with other psychological reactions (posttraumatic stress disorder [PTSD], complicated grief, depression) and dimensions of trauma among 126 war-affected Bosnian refugees resettled in Australia. Adult separation anxiety disorder was associated with PTSD, but not with complicated grief or depression. Although adult separation anxiety disorder was weakly linked with traumatic losses, this association was nonspecific. Further research is needed to clarify the pathogenic pathways leading to the comorbid PTSD–adult separation anxiety disorder pattern and its clinical implications.