Original ResearchThe role of thought suppression in posttraumatic stress disorder*
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2021, Research in Developmental DisabilitiesCitation Excerpt :Suppression (i.e. attempting to hide, inhibit or reduce unwanted thoughts or emotions) and perseverative thinking (i.e. repetitive negative thinking) are posited to be transdiagnostic maladaptive coping strategies (e.g. Ehring & Watkins, 2008; Sheppes, Suri, & Gross, 2015). These processes are implicated in the development/maintenance of mental health disorders such as PTSD (e.g. avoidance of trauma-related thoughts, feelings and external reminders, unwanted upsetting memories and vivid flashbacks; negative thoughts and assumptions), anxiety (e.g. avoidance of feared stimuli and worry) and depression (e.g. emotional suppression and rumination) in the TD population (Mould et al., 2020; Aldao & Nolen-Hoeksema, 2010; Beblo et al., 2012; Ehring & Watkins, 2008; Nolen-Hoeksema, 2000; Shipherd & Beck, 2005). Following trauma, thought suppression tends to heighten the intensity of the distressing symptoms, as the persistent avoidance of all internal and external cues (places, activities, thoughts) associated with the traumatic experience produces a paradoxical ‘rebound effect’ (Davies & Clark, 1998).
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This study was funded by the Graduate Student Association of the State University of New York at Buffalo through the Mark Diamond Research Award.
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Jillian C. Shipherd, Ph.D., is now at the National Center for PTSD-Women's Health Sciences Division, Boston VA Healthcare System, and Boston University School of Medicine.