Citation

Toukmanian SG, Jadaa D, Lawless D. Anxiety Stress Coping 2000; 13(3): 289-307.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2000, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/10615800008549267

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

This study evaluated the extent and severity of depressive symptoms among adults (n=1015) in Armenia one year after the 1988 earthquake, using an Armenian translation of the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-Arm). Earthquake surivivors had higher levels of depression than did their non-earthquake counterparts. For both the quake and non-quake regions, women were found to have higher scores on the BDI-Arm than men, and persons between the ages of 31?55 reported significantly higher depressive ratings than individuals who were 17?30. Interactions between the quake and non-quake areas and gender indicated that women in both areas reported significantly more depressive symptoms than men. The psychometric properties of the BDI-Arm compared favorably to those defined by North American studies.