The Relationship Between Distress Tolerance Regulation, Counterfactual Rumination, and PTSD Symptom Clusters

Distress tolerance (DT) and rumination both influence the development and maintenance of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). However, few studies have investigated these constructs simultaneously. We investigated whether the regulation dimension of DT was associated with PTSD symptom clusters (intrusions, avoidance, negative alternations in cognitions and mood, alterations in arousal and reactivity), and whether counterfactual rumination (CFT) mediated these relationships.

Source: Comprehensive Psychiatry - February 6, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Meredith Claycomb Erwin, Melissa A. Mitchell, Ateka A. Contractor, Paula Dranger, Ruby Charak, Jon D. Elhai Source Type: research