@article{ref1,
title="Posttraumatic stress disorder symptom clusters, depression, alcohol abuse, and general stress among Hispanic male firefighters",
journal="Hispanic journal of behavioral sciences",
year="2016",
author="Arbona, Consuelo and Schwartz, Jonathan P.",
volume="38",
number="4",
pages="507-522",
abstract="This study examined the association of the four posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptom clusters (re-experiencing, avoidance, dysphoria, and hyperarousal) included in the Dysphoria factor model to depression, substance abuse, and general stress among 551 male, Hispanic firefighters in a large metropolitan city in the United States. Approximately 11% of the participants demonstrated elevated PTSD compared with a 7% PTSD prevalence rate in the U.S. Hispanic population. <br><br>RESULTS of bivariate correlations and regression analyses indicated that, as expected, the dysphoria cluster captured a general distress dimension common to other affective disorders, whereas re-experiencing, avoidance, and hyperarousal symptoms demonstrated stronger specificity to depression than to substance abuse or general stress. <br><br>FINDINGS suggest that treatment approaches to PTSD with Hispanics should include interventions such as behavioral activation, which are designed to address non-specific distress.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0739-9863",
doi="10.1177/0739986316661328",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0739986316661328"
}