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Article: Psychopathological, biological, and neuroimaging characterization of posttraumatic stress disorder in survivors of a severe coalmining disaster in China

TitlePsychopathological, biological, and neuroimaging characterization of posttraumatic stress disorder in survivors of a severe coalmining disaster in China
Authors
KeywordsCoalmining disaster
Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis
Magnetic resonance imaging
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Issue Date2010
PublisherPergamon. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/jpsychires
Citation
Journal Of Psychiatric Research, 2010, v. 44 n. 6, p. 385-392 How to Cite?
AbstractOn July 29, 2007, a severe coalmine-flooded disaster occurred in central China and 69 miners were trapped in an about 1400. m underground coal pit. Fortunately, all of them were rescued after 75. h of the ordeal. At 3 and 6. months after the disaster, psychopathological profiles, plasma levels of cortisol and adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) were evaluated in 48 survivors for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and comorbid symptoms. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) study was performed at 6. months. The prevalence of PTSD was 35.4% (17/48) at 3. months and 31.3% (15/48) at 6. months post-disaster, with high rates of comorbid symptoms. Risk factors for PTSD included previous traumatic experience, less than 5. years of being a miner, in an extremely exhausted or sick during the disaster, poor interpersonal relationship and poor sleep quality experienced before the disaster. Mean plasma cortisol levels at 6. months, but not at 3. months, were significantly higher in PTSD-positive subjects than the negative, and positively correlated with the severity of several comorbid symptoms. Either whole or regional brain volumes of PTSD-positive subjects were not significantly different from PTSD-negative subjects, but PTSD subjects had significantly reduced fractional anisotropy values in the right posterior cingulum and bilateral hippocampal body compared to subjects without PTSD. These results suggest that traumatic exposure in severe coalmining disasters results in considerable psychological consequences, with highly prevalent PTSD and comorbid symptoms, which are associated with previous traumatic experience, shorter-length underground services, and poor interpersonal relationships and sleep quality experienced before the disaster. Baseline cortisol level may be a useful biological predictor for different phases of the development of PTSD. The aberrant connectivity of the hippocampus and the cingulum may represent an early pathological response to trauma exposure. © 2009 Elsevier Ltd.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/127592
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2023 Impact Factor: 3.7
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 1.553
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Funding AgencyGrant Number
11th Five-Year Medical Science Foundations06G096
National key Technology R&D Program in the 11th Five-year Plan of China2007BAI17B02
HKU Basic and Applied Research Funds200802160012
200711159030
200611159027
Funding Information:

This study was supported by the 11th Five-Year Medical Science Foundations (06G096, QRT), National key Technology R&D Program in the 11th Five-year Plan of China (2007BAI17B02, LJL), and HKU Basic and Applied Research Funds (200802160012, 200711159030, and 200611159027, ZJZ). All funding bodies had no role in study design, data collection and processing, the preparation and submission of the manuscript.

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dc.contributor.authorZhang, ZJen_HK
dc.contributor.authorTan, QRen_HK
dc.contributor.authorYin, Hen_HK
dc.contributor.authorChen, YCen_HK
dc.contributor.authorWang, HNen_HK
dc.contributor.authorZhang, RGen_HK
dc.contributor.authorWang, ZZen_HK
dc.contributor.authorGuo, Len_HK
dc.contributor.authorTang, LHen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLi, LJen_HK
dc.date.accessioned2010-10-31T13:34:29Z-
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dc.date.issued2010en_HK
dc.identifier.citationJournal Of Psychiatric Research, 2010, v. 44 n. 6, p. 385-392en_HK
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dc.description.abstractOn July 29, 2007, a severe coalmine-flooded disaster occurred in central China and 69 miners were trapped in an about 1400. m underground coal pit. Fortunately, all of them were rescued after 75. h of the ordeal. At 3 and 6. months after the disaster, psychopathological profiles, plasma levels of cortisol and adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) were evaluated in 48 survivors for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and comorbid symptoms. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) study was performed at 6. months. The prevalence of PTSD was 35.4% (17/48) at 3. months and 31.3% (15/48) at 6. months post-disaster, with high rates of comorbid symptoms. Risk factors for PTSD included previous traumatic experience, less than 5. years of being a miner, in an extremely exhausted or sick during the disaster, poor interpersonal relationship and poor sleep quality experienced before the disaster. Mean plasma cortisol levels at 6. months, but not at 3. months, were significantly higher in PTSD-positive subjects than the negative, and positively correlated with the severity of several comorbid symptoms. Either whole or regional brain volumes of PTSD-positive subjects were not significantly different from PTSD-negative subjects, but PTSD subjects had significantly reduced fractional anisotropy values in the right posterior cingulum and bilateral hippocampal body compared to subjects without PTSD. These results suggest that traumatic exposure in severe coalmining disasters results in considerable psychological consequences, with highly prevalent PTSD and comorbid symptoms, which are associated with previous traumatic experience, shorter-length underground services, and poor interpersonal relationships and sleep quality experienced before the disaster. Baseline cortisol level may be a useful biological predictor for different phases of the development of PTSD. The aberrant connectivity of the hippocampus and the cingulum may represent an early pathological response to trauma exposure. © 2009 Elsevier Ltd.en_HK
dc.languageengen_HK
dc.publisherPergamon. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/jpsychiresen_HK
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dc.subjectCoalmining disasteren_HK
dc.subjectHypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axisen_HK
dc.subjectMagnetic resonance imagingen_HK
dc.subjectPosttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)en_HK
dc.subject.meshBrain - pathology-
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dc.subject.meshHydrocortisone - blood-
dc.subject.meshMagnetic Resonance Imaging-
dc.subject.meshStress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - blood - epidemiology - etiology - pathology - psychology-
dc.titlePsychopathological, biological, and neuroimaging characterization of posttraumatic stress disorder in survivors of a severe coalmining disaster in Chinaen_HK
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