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Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, Metacognitions, Cognitive and Global Functioning in Bosnian War Veterans

INTRODUCTION: Cognitive impairment is common finding in individuals with PTSD. Dysfunctional metacognitions in variety of anxiety disorders can represent generic vulnerability for anxiety disorders, as well as elements that contribute to maintaining the disorder. There is little empirical informatio...

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Autores principales: Tupkovic, Emir, Softic, Rusmir, Klebic, Jasmina, Selmanovic, Senada, Becirovic, Elvir, Mirkovic Hajdukov, Mitra, Smajic, Miralem
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Publicado: AVICENA, d.o.o., Sarajevo 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7007607/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32082089
http://dx.doi.org/10.5455/msm.2019.31.258-261
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author Tupkovic, Emir
Softic, Rusmir
Klebic, Jasmina
Selmanovic, Senada
Becirovic, Elvir
Mirkovic Hajdukov, Mitra
Smajic, Miralem
author_facet Tupkovic, Emir
Softic, Rusmir
Klebic, Jasmina
Selmanovic, Senada
Becirovic, Elvir
Mirkovic Hajdukov, Mitra
Smajic, Miralem
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description INTRODUCTION: Cognitive impairment is common finding in individuals with PTSD. Dysfunctional metacognitions in variety of anxiety disorders can represent generic vulnerability for anxiety disorders, as well as elements that contribute to maintaining the disorder. There is little empirical information about metacognition in war veterans with PTSD, and its relation to cognitive and/or social, occupational and psychological functioning. AIM: to determine the values and reciprocal correlations of different aspects of metacognition, with cognitive and global functioning in outpatient war veterans with PTSD. METHODS: The study was conducted on 25 war veterans (24 male), with confirmed diagnosis of PTSD by a trained psychiatrist, average age 48,5±6,2 (38-63) years, with average duration of symptoms of 9,9±4,7 (0,5-16) years. We used the Metacognitions questionnaire, Mini Mental Status Examination, and Global Assessment of Functioning Scale to assess metacognition, cognitive impairment, and global functioning. Median values of Metacognitions questionnaire subcomponents, Global Assessment of Functioning Scale and Mini Mental Status Examination were determined, and also reciprocal correlations of all parameters expressed with Spearman Rank Correlation. RESULTS: 12 patients (48%) had impaired cognitive function. Significant negative correlation of score on Mini Mental Status Examination, and negative beliefs about worry is observed (r=-0,4278, p=0,034), as well as non significant correlations between rest of metacognition subscales and score on Mini Mental Status Examination. Cognitive self-consciousness showed high positive correlation with Global Assessment of Functioning Scale (r =0,7436, p<0,0001). CONCLUSION: Follow up of metacognitions, cognitive and global functioning, and its relations, may have an important role in assessment of war veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder.
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spelling pubmed-70076072020-02-20 Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, Metacognitions, Cognitive and Global Functioning in Bosnian War Veterans Tupkovic, Emir Softic, Rusmir Klebic, Jasmina Selmanovic, Senada Becirovic, Elvir Mirkovic Hajdukov, Mitra Smajic, Miralem Mater Sociomed Original Paper INTRODUCTION: Cognitive impairment is common finding in individuals with PTSD. Dysfunctional metacognitions in variety of anxiety disorders can represent generic vulnerability for anxiety disorders, as well as elements that contribute to maintaining the disorder. There is little empirical information about metacognition in war veterans with PTSD, and its relation to cognitive and/or social, occupational and psychological functioning. AIM: to determine the values and reciprocal correlations of different aspects of metacognition, with cognitive and global functioning in outpatient war veterans with PTSD. METHODS: The study was conducted on 25 war veterans (24 male), with confirmed diagnosis of PTSD by a trained psychiatrist, average age 48,5±6,2 (38-63) years, with average duration of symptoms of 9,9±4,7 (0,5-16) years. We used the Metacognitions questionnaire, Mini Mental Status Examination, and Global Assessment of Functioning Scale to assess metacognition, cognitive impairment, and global functioning. Median values of Metacognitions questionnaire subcomponents, Global Assessment of Functioning Scale and Mini Mental Status Examination were determined, and also reciprocal correlations of all parameters expressed with Spearman Rank Correlation. RESULTS: 12 patients (48%) had impaired cognitive function. Significant negative correlation of score on Mini Mental Status Examination, and negative beliefs about worry is observed (r=-0,4278, p=0,034), as well as non significant correlations between rest of metacognition subscales and score on Mini Mental Status Examination. Cognitive self-consciousness showed high positive correlation with Global Assessment of Functioning Scale (r =0,7436, p<0,0001). CONCLUSION: Follow up of metacognitions, cognitive and global functioning, and its relations, may have an important role in assessment of war veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder. AVICENA, d.o.o., Sarajevo 2019-12 /pmc/articles/PMC7007607/ /pubmed/32082089 http://dx.doi.org/10.5455/msm.2019.31.258-261 Text en © 2019 Emir Tupkovic, Rusmir Softic, Jasmina Klebic, Senada Selmanovic, Elvir Becirovic, Mitra Mirkovic Hajdukov, Miralem Smajic http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Tupkovic, Emir
Softic, Rusmir
Klebic, Jasmina
Selmanovic, Senada
Becirovic, Elvir
Mirkovic Hajdukov, Mitra
Smajic, Miralem
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, Metacognitions, Cognitive and Global Functioning in Bosnian War Veterans
title Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, Metacognitions, Cognitive and Global Functioning in Bosnian War Veterans
title_full Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, Metacognitions, Cognitive and Global Functioning in Bosnian War Veterans
title_fullStr Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, Metacognitions, Cognitive and Global Functioning in Bosnian War Veterans
title_full_unstemmed Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, Metacognitions, Cognitive and Global Functioning in Bosnian War Veterans
title_short Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, Metacognitions, Cognitive and Global Functioning in Bosnian War Veterans
title_sort post-traumatic stress disorder, metacognitions, cognitive and global functioning in bosnian war veterans
topic Original Paper
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7007607/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32082089
http://dx.doi.org/10.5455/msm.2019.31.258-261
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