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Post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms of Wenchuan earthquake survivors

Source: R/datasets.R
Wenchuan.Rd

A data set containing items measuring symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) (McNally et al. 2015) . Participants were 362 Chinese adults who survived the Wenchuan earthquake and lost at least one child in the disaster. PTSD symptoms were reported using the civilian version of the Posttraumatic Checklist, which consists of 17 items, each assessing one of the DSM-IV symptoms of PTSD. Participants rated each item on a five-point scale ranging from ``not at all'' to ``extremely'' to indicate how much the symptom bothered them in the past month.

Usage

data("Wenchuan")

Format

A matrix with 362 rows and 17 columns:

intrusion

Repeated, disturbing memories, thoughts, or images of a stressful experience from the past?

dreams

Repeated, disturbing dreams of a stressful experience from the past?

flash

Suddenly acting or feeling as if a stressful experience were happening again (as if you were reliving it)?

upset

Feeling very upset when something reminded you of a stressful experience from the past?

physior

Having physical reactions (e.g., heart pounding, trouble breathing, sweating) when something reminded you of a stressful experience from the past?

avoidth

Avoiding thinking about or talking about a stressful experience from the past or avoiding having feelings related to it?

avoidact

Avoiding activities or situations because they reminded you of a stressful experience from the past?

amnesia

Trouble remembering important parts of a stressful experience from the past?

lossint

Loss of interest in activities that you used to enjoy?

distant

Feeling distant or cut off from other people?

numb

Feeling emotionally numb or being unable to have loving feelings for those close to you?

future

Feeling as if your future will somehow be cut short?

sleep

Trouble falling or staying asleep?

anger

Feeling irritable or having angry outbursts?

concen

Having difficulty concentrating?

hyper

Being "super-alert" or watchful or on guard?

startle

Feeling jumpy or easily startled?

Source

http://psychosystems.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Wenchuan.csv

References

McNally RJ, Robinaugh DJ, Wu GWY, Wang L, Deserno MK, Borsboom D (2015). “Mental disorders as causal systems: A network approach to posttraumatic stress disorder.” Clinical Psychological Science, 5(6), 836--849. doi:10.1177/2167702614553230 .