TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - Community violence, PTSD, hopelessness, substance use, and perpetuation of violence in an urban environment
JO  - Community mental health journal
A1  - Raman, Uma
A1  - Bonanno, Philip A.
A1  - Sachdev, Devika
A1  - Govindan, Aparna
A1  - Dhole, Atharva
A1  - Salako, Oluwafeyijimi
A1  - Patel, Jay
A1  - Noureddine, Lama R.
A1  - Tu, Jessica
A1  - Guevarra-Fernández, Jenieve
A1  - Leto, Ashley
A1  - Nemeh, Christopher
A1  - Patel, Aesha
A1  - Nicheporuck, Alexis
A1  - Tran, Ashley
A1  - Kennedy, Cheryl A.
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - We investigated the relationships among chronic violence exposure, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptom severity, hopelessness, substance use, and perpetuation of violence to facilitate the development of trauma-related interventions for residents of Newark, NJ. A convenience sample of Newark residents (N = 153) was recruited from community centers during various events in 2016-2017. Anonymous, self-report survey measures included a PTSD screen (PCL-C), Beck's Hopelessness Scale, the CAGE questionnaire, and a CDC Health Behavior Scale. Descriptive statistics, Pearson's correlations, Chi square analyses, logistic, and linear regressions were used for analysis. Thirty percent (95% CI [22.7, 37.4]) of our sample screened positive for PTSD. Drug and alcohol use, fighting, and hopelessness were related to severity of PTSD symptoms (p < 0.05). Female gender, CAGE scores, and hopelessness predicted the severity of PTSD symptoms (R2 = 0.354, p < 0.05). Our data has informed the development of a resilience support group currently in the pilot stage for community members.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0010-3853
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10597-020-00691-8
ID  - ref1
ER  -