Abstract

PEREIRA, M. Graça  and  VALENTINE, Pam. Traumagraph: a check list for traumatic events. Psic., Saúde & Doenças [online]. 2002, vol.3, n.2, pp.191-204. ISSN 1645-0086.

The large amount of people affected with post-traumatic stress disorder requires the identification of traumatized individuals in a quick manner so that an assessment of the nature and impact of traumatic events can take place. This article presents a qualitative study regarding the application of an assessment tool (traumagraf) in a university population that includes students’ comments towards the instrument itself and the presentation of the results of the traumagraph in the sample of our study. Results showed that the traumagraf, besides being an assessment tool, can also "integrate" the traumatic events allowing for insight and a better understanding of what happened including in some cases the identification of the need for social or psychological support. The quantitative study, on the other hand, revealed that the great majority of our sample is still bothered by the symptoms towards the experienced traumatic events and have not received any kind of psychological help. Implications for intervention are discussed.

Keywords : Assessment; Trauma; Traumatic stress.

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