Daily variation in post traumatic stress symptoms in individuals with and without probable post traumatic stress disorder

• Published in: BMC psychiatry Vol. 19; no. 1; p. 56
• Main Authors: Biggs, Quinn M, Ursano, Robert J, Wang, Jing, Krantz, David S, Carr, Russell B, Wynn, Gary H, Adams, Deborah Probe, Dacuyan, Nicole M, Fullerton, Carol S
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 04.02.2019; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Addictive behaviors; Adult; Aged; Analysis; Anxiety; Armed forces; Behavior; Caffeine; Care and treatment; Circadian Rhythm - physiology; Data collection; Drinking (Alcoholic beverages); Ecological momentary assessment; Female; Humans; Male; Medical research; Middle Aged; Military personnel; Military Personnel - psychology; Post traumatic stress disorder; Primary care; Psychiatry; Psychological aspects; Purines; Questionnaires; Risk Factors; Sleep; Smoking; Stimuli (Psychology); Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - diagnosis; Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - psychology; Symptom assessment; Variation; Veterans; United States > US; Ecological momentary assessment; Military personnel; Post traumatic stress disorder; Symptom assessment

Little is known about the extent to which post traumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) vary from day to day in individuals with post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This study examined the variation of PTSS by day of the week, and whether daily or day of week variation differs between individuals with an...