Title
PROSPECTIVE INVESTIGATION OF MENTAL HEALTH FOLLOWING SEXUAL ASSAULT
Abbreviated Journal Title
Depress. Anxiety
Keywords
posttraumatic stress disorders; traumatic stress; anxiety disorders; depressive disorders; rape; POSTTRAUMATIC-STRESS-DISORDER; PSYCHIATRIC COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSIVE; SYMPTOMS; RISK-FACTORS; TRAUMA; SAMPLE; VICTIMS; ASSOCIATIONS; COMMUNITY; EXPOSURE; Psychology, Clinical; Psychiatry; Psychology
Abstract
Background Comorbidity in psychological disorders is common following exposure to a traumatic event. Relatively little is known about the manner in which changes in the symptoms of a given type of psychological disorder in the acute period following a trauma impact changes in symptoms of another disorder. This study investigated the relationship between changes in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, and anxiety symptoms in the first 12 weeks following sexual assault. Methods Participants were 126 women who had been sexually assaulted in the previous 4 weeks. Results Lower level mediation analyses revealed that changes in PTSD symptoms had a greater impact on changes in depression and anxiety than vice versa. Conclusions The finding highlights the role of PTSD symptoms in influencing subsequent change in other psychological symptoms. These findings are discussed in the context of models detailing the trajectory of psychological disorders following trauma, and clinical implications are considered.
Journal Title
Depression and Anxiety
Volume
30
Issue/Number
5
Publication Date
1-1-2013
Document Type
Article
DOI Link
Language
English
First Page
444
Last Page
450
WOS Identifier
ISSN
1091-4269
Recommended Citation
"PROSPECTIVE INVESTIGATION OF MENTAL HEALTH FOLLOWING SEXUAL ASSAULT" (2013). Faculty Bibliography 2010s. 4472.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/facultybib2010/4472
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