Journal article
Posttraumatic Stress, Depression, and Sleep Among Young Survivors of Violence
Journal of health care for the poor and underserved, v 32(3), pp 1339-1358
01 Aug 2021
PMID: 34421035
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Abstract
Survivors of violence often suffer psychological harm in addition to physical wounds. This study explored (1) the prevalence of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) symptoms, depression symptoms, and disordered sleep among young, violently injured, emergency department patients; and (2) how PTSD and depression symptoms are associated with sleep quality. Clinical scales for PTSD (PCL-5), depression (PHQ-8), and sleep (PROMIS (R)) were completed by 88 survivors of violent assault (gunshot, stabbing or assault) one month or less after presenting to an urban emergency department. High proportions of participants met criteria for prospective PTSD (59.1%), major depression (44.3%) or disordered sleep (34.1%), with 27.3% meeting criteria for all three conditions. Poorer sleep quality was correlated with higher levels of depression symptoms and PTSD symptoms. Survivors of violence experience symptoms that may further impair their sleep and behavioral health. Emergency providers should ask survivors about sleep/trauma symptoms and consider referral to trauma-informed behavioral health care.
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- Title
- Posttraumatic Stress, Depression, and Sleep Among Young Survivors of Violence
- Creators
- Theodore Corbin - Drexel UniversityLoni Philip Tabb - Drexel UniversityDaria Waite - Drexel UniversityJonathan Purtle - Dept Hlth Management & Policy, Philadelphia, PA USAErica Harris - Albert Einstein Med Ctr, Dept Emergency Med, Philadelphia, PA 19141 USAJames Gardner - MedStar Washington Hosp Ctr, Dept Emergency Med, Washington, DC USANina Gentile - Temple Univ, Lewis Katz Sch Med, Dept Emergency Med, Philadelphia, PA 19122 USAAli Rowhani-Rahbar - Univ Washington, Sch Publ Hlth, Seattle, WA 98195 USAJohn Rich - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- Journal of health care for the poor and underserved, v 32(3), pp 1339-1358
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins Univ Press
- Number of pages
- 20
- Grant note
- Annie E. Casey Foundation, Baltimore, MD Stoneleigh Foundation, Philadelphia, PA
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Urban Health Collaborative; Epidemiology and Biostatistics; Health Management and Policy
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000686341700027
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85114395623
- Other Identifier
- 991019167531404721
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- Health Policy & Services
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