Effects of Post-migration Factors on PTSD Outcomes Among Immigrant Survivors of Political Violence

被引：66

作者：

Chu, Tracy ^{[1
]}

Keller, Allen S. ^{[2
]}

Rasmussen, Andrew ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] CUNY, Brooklyn Coll, Dept Hlth & Nutr Sci, Brooklyn, NY 11210 USA

[2] NYU, Sch Med, Program Survivors Torture, Bellevue NYU, New York, NY USA

[3] Fordham Univ, New York, NY 10023 USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF IMMIGRANT AND MINORITY HEALTH | 2013年 / 15卷 / 05期

基金：

美国国家科学基金会;

关键词：

PTSD; Immigrants; Mental health; Political violence; POSTTRAUMATIC-STRESS-DISORDER; QUALITY-OF-LIFE; MENTAL-HEALTH; TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCES; REFUGEES; TORTURE; WAR; SYMPTOMS; EXPOSURE; SOMALI;

D O I：

10.1007/s10903-012-9696-1

中图分类号：

R1 [预防医学、卫生学];

学科分类号：

1004 ; 120402 ;

摘要：

This study examined the predictors of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in a clinical sample of 875 immigrant survivors of political violence resettled in the United States, with a specific aim of comparing the relative predictive power of pre-migration and post-migration experiences. Results from a hierarchical OLS regression indicated that pre-migration experiences such as rape/sexual assault were significantly associated with worse PTSD outcomes, as were post-migration factors such as measures of financial and legal insecurity. Post-migration variables, which included immigration status in the US, explained significantly more variance in PTSD outcomes than premigration variables alone. Discussion focused on the importance of looking at postmigration living conditions when treating trauma in this population.

引用

页码：890 / 897

页数：8

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