Post-Traumatic Mental Health Following Traumatic Injury: Enhancing Resilience and Recovery

Acute and chronic posttraumatic stress symptoms in the emergence of posttraumatic stress disorder a network analysis

RA Bryant, M Creamer, M O'Donnell, D Forbes, AC McFarlane, D Silove, D Hadzi-Pavlovic

2017-02-01

IMPORTANCE: Little is understood about how the symptoms of posttraumatic stress develop over time into the syndrome of posttraumat..

The Lingering Impact of Resolved PTSD on Subsequent Functioning

RA Bryant, AC McFarlane, D Silove, ML O’donnell, D Forbes, M Creamer

2016-01-01

This study investigated whether impairment persists after posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has resolved. Traumatically injured..

A multisite analysis of the fluctuating course of posttraumatic stress disorder

RA Bryant, ML O'Donnell, M Creamer, AC McFarlane, D Silove

2013-01-01

IMPORTANCE Delayed-onset posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) accounts for approximately 25%of PTSD cases. Current models do not a..

The expectancy of threat and peritraumatic dissociation

P McDonald, RA Bryant, D Silove, M Creamer, M O'Donnell, AC McFarlane

2013-01-01

Background: Peritraumatic dissociation is one of the most critical acute responses to a traumatic experience, partly because it pr..

The capacity of acute stress disorder to predict posttraumatic psychiatric disorders

RA Bryant, M Creamer, M O'Donnell, D Silove, AC McFarlane

2012-01-01

Background: One rationale for establishing the acute stress disorder diagnosis was to identify recently trauma-exposed people who ..

Heart rate after trauma and the specificity of fear circuitry disorders

RA Bryant, M Creamer, M O'Donnell, D Silove, AC McFarlane

2011-12-01

Background Fear circuitry disorders purportedly include post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), panic disorder, agoraphobia, social..

An examination of the structure of posttraumatic stress disorder in relation to the anxiety and depressive disorders

D Forbes, E Lockwood, JD Elhai, M Creamer, M O'Donnell, R Bryant, A McFarlane, D Silove

2011-07-01

The nature and structure of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has been the subject of much interest in recent times. This resea..

Posttraumatic intrusive symptoms across psychiatric disorders

RA Bryant, ML O'Donnell, M Creamer, AC McFarlane, D Silove

2011-06-01

Reexperiencing symptoms are a key feature of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This study investigated the pattern of reexperi..

Peritraumatic dissociation mediates the relationship between acute panic and chronic posttraumatic stress disorder

RA Bryant, R Brooks, D Silove, M Creamer, M O'Donnell, AC McFarlane

2011-05-01

Although peritraumatic dissociation predicts subsequent posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), little is understood about the mecha..

Predicting posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms and pain intensity following severe injury: the role of catastrophizing

Jessica Carty, Meaghan O'Donnell, Lynette Evans, Nikolaos Kazantzis, Mark Creamer

2011-01-01

BACKGROUND: A number of theories have proposed possible mechanisms that may explain the high rates of comorbidity between posttrau..

A longitudinal analysis of posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms and their relationship with Fear and Anxious-Misery disorders: Implications for DSM-V

D Forbes, R Parslow, M Creamer, M O'Donnell, R Bryant, A McFarlane, D Silove, A Shalev

2010-12-01

This paper examined the hypothesis that PTSD-unique symptom clusters of re-experiencing, active avoidance and hyperarousal were mo..

Posttraumatic stress disorder after injury: Does admission to intensive care unit increase risk?

ML O'Donnell, M Creamer, ACN Holmes, S Ellen, AC McFarlane, R Judson, D Silove, RA Bryant

2010-09-01

Background: This study aimed to index the prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after injury requiring intensive care..

Support for the mutual maintenance of pain and post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms

A Liedl, M O'Donnell, M Creamer, D Silove, A McFarlane, C Knaevelsrud, RA Bryant

2010-07-01

Background Pain and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are frequently co-morbid in the aftermath of a traumatic event. Although..

Should A2 be a diagnostic requirement for posttraumatic stress disorder in DSM-V?

ML O'Donnell, M Creamer, AC McFarlane, D Silove, RA Bryant

2010-04-01

The requirement that trauma survivors experience fear, helplessness or horror (Criterion A2) as a part of their posttraumatic stre..

The psychiatric sequelae of traumatic injury

RA Bryant, ML O'Donnell, M Creamer, AC McFarlane, CR Clark, D Silove

2010-03-01

Objective: Traumatic injury affects millions of people each year. There is little understanding of the extent of psychiatric illne..

Sleep disturbance immediately prior to trauma predicts subsequent psychiatric disorder

RA Bryant, M Creamer, M O'Donnell, D Silove, AC McFarlane

2010-01-01

Study Objectives: This study investigated the extent to which sleep disturbance in the period immediately prior to a traumatic eve..

Post-traumatic amnesia and the nature of post-traumatic stress disorder after mild traumatic brain injury

RA Bryant, M Creamer, M O'Donnell, D Silove, CR Clark, AC McFarlane

2009-11-01

The prevalence and nature of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) following mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI) is controversial b..

Evaluation of the Dispositional Hope Scale in injury survivors

M Creamer, ML O'Donnell, I Carboon, V Lewis, K Densley, A McFarlane, D Silove, RA Bryant

2009-08-01

Hope is a higher-order cognitive construct that encompasses the belief in one's ability to accomplish personal goals. Hope has bee..

A Study of the Protective Function of Acute Morphine Administration on Subsequent Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

RA Bryant, M Creamer, M O'Donnell, D Silove, AC McFarlane

2009-03-01

Background: To index the extent to which acute administration of morphine is protective against development of posttraumatic stres..

Early stage assessment and course of acute stress disorder after mild traumatic brain injury

LGJ Broomhall, CR Clark, AC McFarlane, M O'Donnell, R Bryant, M Creamer, D Silove

2009-03-01

Although it has been established that acute stress disorder (ASD) and posttraumatic stress disorder occur after mild traumatic bra..

Prior trauma and psychiatric history as risk factors for intentional and unintentional injury in Australia

ML O'Donnell, M Creamer, P Elliott, R Bryant, A McFarlane, D Silove

2009-02-01

BACKGROUND: Preliminary evidence suggests that injury survivors are at increased risk for having experienced traumatic events befo..

A Predictive Screening Index for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Depression Following Traumatic Injury

ML O'Donnell, MC Creamer, R Parslow, P Elliott, ACN Holmes, S Ellen, R Judson, AC McFarlane, D Silove, RA Bryant

2008-12-01

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and major depressive episode (MDE) are frequent and disabling consequences of surviving sever..

A multisite study of initial respiration rate and heart rate as predictors of posttraumatic stress disorder

RA Bryant, M Creamer, M O'Donnell, D Silove, AC McFarlane

2008-01-01

Objective: Fear-conditioning models posit that increased arousal at the time of trauma predicts subsequent posttraumatic stress di..

Posttraumatic appraisals in the development and persistence of posttraumatic stress symptoms

ML O'Donnell, P Elliott, BJ Wolfgang, M Creamer

2007-04-01

Cognitive models of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) posit that appraisal plays an important role in the development and persi..

PTSD symptom trajectories: From early to chronic response

ML O'Donnell, P Elliott, W Lau, M Creamer

2007-03-01

This study aimed to identify posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptom trajectories across the first 12 months following trauma..