@article{ref1,
title="Life meaning is predictive of improved hopelessness and depression recovery in depressed veterans",
journal="Journal of social and clinical psychology",
year="2017",
author="Braden, A. and Overholser, J. and Fisher, L. and Ridley, J.",
volume="36",
number="8",
pages="629-650",
abstract="Factors that buffer against depression and suicide in veterans have been identified, but most research has been conducted cross-sectionally with non-clinical samples. The aim of the current study was to examine life meaning as a protective factor against the progression of depression, hopelessness, and suicidal ideation measured at a 4-month follow-up in a sample of chronically depressed veterans. Sixty depressed veterans completed a Structured Clinical Interview (SCID v2.0) and measures of life meaning (Life Regard Index-framework subscale), depressive symptoms (Beck Depression Inventory-2), hopelessness (Beck Hopelessness Scale), and suicidal ideation (Beck Scale for Suicidal Ideation) at baseline and follow-up, 4 months later. Multiple regression and logistic regression analyses were performed. Analyses showed that life meaning was associated with reduced hopelessness 4-months later. Life meaning was also associated with recovery from a depressive episode, as measured by the SCID interview, 4-months later (p =.02). Life meaning may be a useful target in the treatment of chronically depressed veterans. © 2017 Guilford Publications, Inc.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0736-7236",
doi="10.1521/jscp.2017.36.8.629",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1521/jscp.2017.36.8.629"
}