Journal of Traumatic Stress Disorders & TreatmentISSN: 2324-8947

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Peter Oakes Author

PeterOakes@student.staffs.ac.uk

Subjects of specialization
Behaviour Strategy, Psychotherapy, PTSD

Affiliation
Science Centre, Staffordshire University, Leek Road, Stoke-on-Trent, England

Biography

Peter Oakes is a clinical psychologist who has worked in a range of clinical and academic roles. He has held several roles and responsibilities including as an expert consultant in intellectual disability to the World Health Organisation. He was the Head of research at the Centre for Applied Research and Evaluation at the University of Hull, and a member of the expert reference group to the Health Care Commission and the National Challenging Behaviour Strategy.

Publications

Research Article Open Access

The Relationship between Individual Coping Styles, Reported Levels of Resilience and Self-Blame Cognitions as Predictors of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms

Author(s):

Abigail Robinson and Peter Oakes

Objective: Previous research has shown that coping styles, resilience and self-blame cognitions have predicted the experience of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). However no previous research has examined these variables in conjunction before. Therefore, the aim of this present study was to examine the relationship between coping styles, resilience and self-blame cognitions to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms, to identify the strongest predictor in a mixed adult trauma sample. Age, gender and length of time since the traumatic event was also included in the study, as past research has indicated these variables have also predicted PTSD symptoms.  
Method: A sample of 87 participants who identified they had experienced ... view more»

DOI: 10.4172/2324-8947.1000189

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