Losing a loved one to homicide: prevalence and mental health correlates in a national sample of young adults.
J Trauma Stress
; 22(1): 20-7, 2009 Feb.
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| ID: mdl-19230006
ABSTRACT
The present study examined the prevalence, demographic distribution, and mental health correlates of losing a loved one to homicide. A national sample of 1,753 young adults completed structured telephone interviews measuring violence exposure, mental health diagnoses, and loss of a family member or close friend to a drunk driving accident (vehicular homicide) or murder (criminal homicide). The prevalence of homicide survivorship was 15%. African Americans were more highly represented among criminal homicide survivors. Logistic regression analyses found that homicide survivors were at risk for past year posttraumatic stress disorder (OR = 1.88), major depressive episode (OR = 1.64), and drug abuse/dependence (OR = 1.77). These findings highlight the significant mental health needs of homicide survivors.
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Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Trastornos por Estrés Postraumático
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Víctimas de Crimen
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Trastornos Relacionados con Sustancias
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Trastorno Depresivo Mayor
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Homicidio
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País como asunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Año:
2009
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Article