TY - JOUR
T1 - Acute Stress Disorder in Greek Cypriots Visiting the Occupied Areas
AU - Adonis, Marios N.
AU - Demetriou, Eleni A.
AU - Skotinou, Angeliki
PY - 2018/1/2
Y1 - 2018/1/2
N2 - Following 30 years of war-driven displacement, in 2003 Cypriots were allowed to visit the occupied areas. The present study investigates whether visiting the occupied areas under peaceful conditions could be a traumatic experience potentially leading to Acute Stress Disorder (ASD). Of the 163 participants who completed self-report questionnaires measuring ASD, depression, anxiety, social support, and stress, 138 visited the occupied areas; out of these, 31 met criteria for ASD, 14 reported experiencing symptoms for over a month and 13 continued to experience symptoms at the time of data collection. Results suggest that visiting the occupied areas may constitute a traumatic experience.
AB - Following 30 years of war-driven displacement, in 2003 Cypriots were allowed to visit the occupied areas. The present study investigates whether visiting the occupied areas under peaceful conditions could be a traumatic experience potentially leading to Acute Stress Disorder (ASD). Of the 163 participants who completed self-report questionnaires measuring ASD, depression, anxiety, social support, and stress, 138 visited the occupied areas; out of these, 31 met criteria for ASD, 14 reported experiencing symptoms for over a month and 13 continued to experience symptoms at the time of data collection. Results suggest that visiting the occupied areas may constitute a traumatic experience.
KW - ASD
KW - Cyprus conflict
KW - internally displaced persons
KW - psychological trauma
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85040988557&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/15325024.2017.1404197
DO - 10.1080/15325024.2017.1404197
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85040988557
SN - 1532-5024
VL - 23
SP - 15
EP - 28
JO - Journal of Loss and Trauma
JF - Journal of Loss and Trauma
IS - 1
ER -
