Application of SIMTIC in Traumatic Injury Population Version 6.3.9

  • Research type

    Research Study

  • Full title

    Application of the Social Identity Model of Traumatic Identity Change (SIMTIC) in a Traumatic Injury Population

  • IRAS ID

    346049

  • Contact name

    Martin Robinson

  • Contact email

    Martin.Robinson@qub.ac.uk

  • Sponsor organisation

    Queen's University Belfast

  • Duration of Study in the UK

    1 years, 6 months, 2 days

  • Research summary

    The risk of mood disorders associated with trauma is well documented and high rates of depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are reported within injury populations (Van der Vlegal et al., 2022). Research has shown however that not all those who experience trauma will develop a mood-related disorder (Galatzer-Levy (2018). To date, few studies have attempted to explore risk and resilience factors for Post traumatic stress (PTS) outcomes within a traumatic injury population. The aim of this study is to apply a social identity framework known as the Social Identity Model of Traumatic Identity Change (SIMTIC) to explore divergent responses to traumatic injury to support identification of patients at risk of PTS outcomes.

  • REC name

    South West - Central Bristol Research Ethics Committee

  • REC reference

    25/SW/0008

  • Date of REC Opinion

    11 Feb 2025

  • REC opinion

    Further Information Favourable Opinion