Abstract
Although research has shown positive associations among post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depressive symptoms, and suicidal
ideation, the nature of these relations is unclear, especially in African American women. This study examined the associations
among these comorbid psychological difficulties in a sample of 136 low-income, African American women. Specifically, the goal
of this investigation was to ascertain if overall depressive symptoms, as well as both the cognitive-affective and somatic
components of depression, mediated the PTSD-suicidal ideation link. Results from bootstrapping analyses revealed that overall
depressive symptoms and the cognitive-affective components of depression, but not the somatic components, mediated the PTSD-suicidal
ideation link.
ideation, the nature of these relations is unclear, especially in African American women. This study examined the associations
among these comorbid psychological difficulties in a sample of 136 low-income, African American women. Specifically, the goal
of this investigation was to ascertain if overall depressive symptoms, as well as both the cognitive-affective and somatic
components of depression, mediated the PTSD-suicidal ideation link. Results from bootstrapping analyses revealed that overall
depressive symptoms and the cognitive-affective components of depression, but not the somatic components, mediated the PTSD-suicidal
ideation link.
- Content Type Journal Article
- Pages 1-9
- DOI 10.1007/s10880-012-9316-1
- Authors
- Erika R. Carr, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Grady Health System, School of Medicine, Emory University, 80 Jesse Hill Jr. Drive, NE, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA
- Amanda M. Woods, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Grady Health System, School of Medicine, Emory University, 80 Jesse Hill Jr. Drive, NE, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA
- Arshya Vahabzadeh, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Grady Health System, School of Medicine, Emory University, 80 Jesse Hill Jr. Drive, NE, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA
- Carla Sutton, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Grady Health System, School of Medicine, Emory University, 80 Jesse Hill Jr. Drive, NE, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA
- Justine Wittenauer, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Grady Health System, School of Medicine, Emory University, 80 Jesse Hill Jr. Drive, NE, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA
- Nadine J. Kaslow, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Grady Health System, School of Medicine, Emory University, 80 Jesse Hill Jr. Drive, NE, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA
- Journal Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings
- Online ISSN 1573-3572
- Print ISSN 1068-9583