The role of peri-traumatic stress and disruption distress in predicting symptoms of major depression following exposure to a natural disaster.
Aust N Z J Psychiatry
; 51(7): 711-718, 2017 Jul.
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| ID: mdl-28633571
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
Few studies have examined the contribution of specific disaster-related experiences to symptoms of depression. The aims of this study were to do this by examining the roles of peri-traumatic stress and distress due to lingering disaster-related disruption in explaining linkages between disaster exposure and major depressive disorder symptoms among a cohort exposed to the 2010-2011 Canterbury (New Zealand) earthquakes.METHODS:
Structural equation models were fitted to data obtained from the Christchurch Health and Development Study at age 35 ( n = 495), 20-24 months following the onset of the disaster. Measures included earthquake exposure, peri-traumatic stress, disruption distress and symptoms of major depressive disorder.RESULTS:
The associations between earthquake exposure and major depression were explained largely by the experience of peri-traumatic stress during the earthquakes (ß = 0.180, p < 0.01) and not by disruption distress following the earthquakes (ß = 0.048, p = 0.47).CONCLUSION:
The results suggest that peri-traumatic stress has been under-recognised as a predictor of major depressive disorder.Palavras-chave
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Estresse Psicológico
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Ferimentos e Lesões
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Transtorno Depressivo Maior
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Desastres
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Terremotos
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Oceania
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2017
Tipo de documento:
Article