Responses to Loss and Health Functioning Among Homicidally Bereaved African Americans

被引：21
作者：
Williams, Joah L. [1 ]
Burke, Laurie A. [1 ]
McDevitt-Murphy, Meghan E. [1 ]
Neimeyer, Robert A. [1 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Memphis, Dept Psychol, Memphis, TN 38152 USA
来源：
JOURNAL OF LOSS & TRAUMA | 2012年 / 17卷 / 04期
关键词：
POSTTRAUMATIC-STRESS-DISORDER; PROLONGED GRIEF DISORDER; QUALITY-OF-LIFE; COMPLICATED GRIEF; TRAUMATIC GRIEF; COMMUNITY VIOLENCE; PRIMARY-CARE; DEPRESSION; SYMPTOMS; OUTCOMES;
D O I：
10.1080/15325024.2011.635583
中图分类号：
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号：
04 ; 0402 ;
摘要：
This investigation of homicidally bereaved African Americans (N = 47) aimed to describe changes in levels of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression and complicated grief (CG), and physical and mental health functioning over a 6-month interval. Results showed a significant decrease in depressive and CG symptoms over time, but no significant changes in PTSD symptoms or health functioning. We also found no significant, synchronous relations between any form of bereavement distress and physical health. Depression was related to functional mental health such that a temporal increase in depression was associated with a decrease in mental health functioning. Research and clinical implications are discussed.
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