Stress perçu et stress post-traumatique après un licenciement

The degree of perceived stress does not significantly differ between unemployed and laid-off subjects. On the other hand, unemployed subjects scored lower on the four sub-scores of the PCLS than laid-off subjects, who themselves scored higher than subjects suffering from anxious disorders but, significantly lower than those suffering from ESPT. The psychotraumatic manifestations are maximal in the three months following the notification of the layoff, decrease during the second period and, increase again after twelve months. A treatment of cognitive restructuration, focused on cognitions specific to the ESPT as a therapeutic indication, is finally discussed.