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The effectiveness of problem solving skills in decreasing
PTSD symptoms in suvivors of bam earthquake
Ghomashchi Ferdos1, Salimi Seyed-Hossein2
ABSTRACT
Objective: To study and assess the effectiveness of problem solving program training in survivors of earthquake of Bam in Iran in 2003.
Methodology: A total of 160 habitants were matched and divided into two control and experimental groups. Both groups assessed and filled in the Mississippi PTSD and Coping Skill Questionnaires before and after the training program.
Results: The study revealed that the experimental group showed a significant shift from emotion-focused to problem-focused coping skills. In addition, the PTSD symptoms significantly decreased from pre-test to post-test for the experimental group.
Conclusion: It seems that the coping skill training, problem-focused problem solving, may be considered as a main factor for decreasing the psychological effects in disasters.
KEY WORDS: Problem-focused coping skills, PTSD, Earthquake.
Pak J Med Sci October - December 2007 (Part-I) Vol. 23 No. 5 736-740
1. Salimi Seyed-Hossein,
Dept. of Psychology, Research Center for
Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine,
Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences,
Niavaran, Araj, P.O. Box: 19395-6558, Tehran - IRAN.
2. Ghomashchi Ferdos
Dept. of Social Studies,
University of Police, Tehran.
Correspondence
Salimi Seyed-Hossein
E-mail: salimish617@yahoo.co.uk
* Received for Publication: March 2, 2007
* Accepted: July 3, 2007
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