Thought Control Strategies in the Patients with Acute Stress Disorder and PTSD

Abstract

The purpose of the present research was to compare thought control strategies of patients with acute stress disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder and normal person. This research is a case-control study. The research sample consisted of 40 patients with PTSD, 40 patients with acute stress disorder and 40 normal persons which were selected from available sampling. To collect the data, Composite International Diagnostic Interview, Thought Control Questionnaire and The Impact of Event Scale-Revised were used. The results showed that there are significant differences between patients with acute stress disorder and PTSD and normal person in thought control strategies (P<0/01). In other words, thought control strategies in patients with acute stress disorder are significantly greater than PTSD and normal people and thought control strategies in patients with PTSD are significantly greater than normal person. The findings of important Implications are about psychopathology and therapy of patients with PTSD and acute stress disorder.