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Coping behaviour after shipwreck

S Henderson, T Bostock

The British Journal of Psychiatry : the Journal of Mental Science|July 1, 1977

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Summary

Survivors of extreme adversity, like a 13-day shipwreck, exhibited coping behaviors including attachment ideation. Long-term, most developed psychiatric disorders, highlighting the need for disaster after-care research.

Area of Science:

Psychology
Behavioral Science
Disaster Psychiatry

Background:

Shipwreck survivors faced prolonged adversity (13 days).
Understanding coping mechanisms in extreme situations is crucial for mental health.
Attachment ideation is explored as a key, under-recognized coping strategy.

Purpose of the Study:

To describe the coping behaviors of shipwreck survivors.
To investigate the long-term psychiatric outcomes of extreme adversity.
To propose attachment ideation as a significant coping behavior.

Main Methods:

Qualitative description of coping behaviors in seven shipwreck survivors.
Follow-up psychiatric assessment of survivors 12-24 months post-disaster.

Main Results:

Key coping behaviors included attachment ideation, drive to survive, modeling, prayer, and hope.
Five of seven survivors developed significant psychiatric disorders post-disaster.
One survivor reported positive enrichment from the experience.

Conclusions:

Extreme adversity can have lasting negative impacts on mental health.
Attachment ideation may be an important evolutionary coping mechanism.
Longitudinal studies are essential for effective disaster victim after-care strategies.

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