Examining posttraumatic stress symptoms in a national sample of homicide survivors: prevalence and comparison to other violence victims.
Examining posttraumatic stress symptoms in a national sample of homicide survivors: prevalence and comparison to other violence victims.
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检查全国凶杀幸存者样本中的创伤后应激症状：患病率以及与其他暴力受害者的比较。
DOI：
10.1002/jts.20692
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发表时间：
2011
影响因子：
3.3
通讯作者：
Kilpatrick,DeanG
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作者：
Zinzow,HeidiM;Rheingold,AlyssaA;Byczkiewicz,Michelle;Saunders,BenjaminE;Kilpatrick,DeanG
本研究探讨了创伤后应激障碍（PTSD）的症状之间的朋友和家庭成员的凶杀案受害者（凶杀案幸存者）。在参加全国青少年调查后完成后续访谈的1，753名年轻人的全国样本中，选择了268名凶杀案幸存者和653名其他人际暴力的受害者进行研究。参与者完成了结构化的电话采访，包括家庭成员或亲密朋友因杀人、暴力暴露和创伤后应激障碍而丧生。结果表明，39%的凶杀幸存者符合所有3个症状群的标准，30%的凶杀幸存者符合2个PTSD群的标准（未评估功能障碍）。多因素Logistic回归分析表明，当模型中包括人口统计学特征和暴力事件数量时，凶杀幸存者比其他暴力受害者更可能满足所有3个PTSD症状群（OR = 1.91，p <0.05）和2个症状群（OR = 1.77，p <0.05）的标准。这些发现强调了在凶杀案幸存者中阈下PTSD症状的高患病率。结果表明，与其他人际暴力的受害者相比，凶杀案幸存者患PTSD症状的风险更高。
The present study examined posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms among friends and family members of homicide victims (homicide survivors). Out of a national sample of 1,753 young adults who completed follow‐up interviews after participating in the National Survey of Adolescents, 268 homicide survivors and 653 victims of other interpersonal violence were selected for the study. Participants completed structured telephone interviews that covered the loss of a family member or close friend to homicide, violence exposure, and PTSD symptomatology. Findings indicated that 39% of homicide survivors met criteria for all 3 symptom clusters and 30% of homicide survivors met criteria for 2 PTSD clusters (functional impairment was not assessed). Multivariate logistic regression analyses demonstrated that homicide survivors were more likely than victims of other violence to meet criteria for all 3 PTSD symptom clusters (OR = 1.91, p < .05) and 2 symptom clusters (OR = 1.77,p< .05) when demographic characteristics and number of violent events were included in the model. These findings highlight the high prevalence of subthreshold PTSD symptoms among homicide survivors. Results suggest that homicide survivors are at elevated risk for PTSD symptoms in comparison to victims of other interpersonal violence.