Sadness and depression in PTSD

Abstract Sadness is an emotion characterized by the subjective feeling of unhappiness, negative thoughts, and behavioral withdrawal. Sadness is often associated with depression, but sadness may also play an important role in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). In this chapter, we summarize the empirical evidence for the role of sadness and sadness-related difficulties in PTSD. We start by summarizing epidemiological evidence that depressive disorders are highly comorbid with PTSD, discuss the limited research examining sadness in PTSD, and describe the relatively more developed literature on the related construct of emotional numbing in PTSD. We then discuss implications of sadness and anhedonia for PTSD presentation, including dissociation, rumination, social difficulties, and suicide, and conclude with a discussion of treatment implications.

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