TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - Posttraumatic stress disorder symptom clusters, depression, alcohol abuse, and general stress among Hispanic male firefighters
JO  - Hispanic journal of behavioral sciences
A1  - Arbona, Consuelo
A1  - Schwartz, Jonathan P.
SP  - 507
EP  - 522
VL  - 38
IS  - 4
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0739-9863
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0739986316661328
ID  - ref1
ER  -