Factors associated with posttraumatic stress disorder and depression in war-survivors displaced in Croatia.

Abstract:

AIM:To examine the role of perceived stressfulness of trauma exposure and economic, social, occupational, educational, and familial adaptation after trauma in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression in displaced war survivors. METHODS:A cross-sectional survey was conducted between March 2000 and July 2002 with a sample of 173 internally displaced persons or refugees and 167 matched controls in Croatia. Clinical measures included Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV and Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale. RESULTS:Displaced war survivors reported the exposure to a mean±standard deviation of 13.1±8.3 war stressors, including combat, torture, serious injury, death of close persons, and loss of property. Compared to controls, they reported higher rates of marked to severe impact of war on family (16.2% vs 51.6%), social (7.2% vs 43.5%), economic (12.6% vs 55.4%), occupational (1.8% vs 15.9%), and educational (2.4% vs 8.8%) adaptation. In two logistic regression analyses, the strongest predictor of PTSD and depression was high level of perceived distress during trauma exposure. PTSD but not depression was associated with economic, social, occupational, educational, and familial adaptation after trauma. CONCLUSION:Displaced survivors who experienced multiple war events perceived greater negative impact of war on their life domains compared to individuals who lived in a war setting but had no trauma exposure. The most important determinant of psychological outcomes was perceived stressfulness of war stressors. Although post-trauma adaptation in different life spheres had an impact, its effect was not robust and consistent across disorders. These findings suggest that it would be effective to use a trauma-focused approach in rehabilitation of war survivors.

journal_name

Croat Med J

journal_title

Croatian medical journal

authors

Letica-Crepulja M,Salcioglu E,Francisković T,Basoglu M

doi

10.3325/cmj.2011.52.709

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2011-12-15 00:00:00

pages

709-17

issue

6

eissn

0353-9504

issn

1332-8166

journal_volume

52

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