TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2009//
TI  - Losing a loved one to homicide: Prevalence and mental health correlates in a national sample of young adults
JO  - Journal of Traumatic Stress
A1  - Zinzow, Heidi M.
A1  - Rheingold, Alyssa A.
A1  - Hawkins, Alesia Oscea
A1  - Saunders, Benjamin E.
A1  - Kilpatrick, Dean G.
SP  - 20
EP  - 27
VL  - 22
IS  - 1
N2  - The present study examined the prevalence, demographic distribution, and mental health correlates of losing a loved one to homicide. A national sample of 1,753 young adults completed structured telephone interviews measuring violence exposure, mental health diagnoses, and loss of a family member or close friend to a drunk driving accident (vehicular homicide) or murder (criminal homicide). The prevalence of homicide survivorship was 15%. African Americans were more highly represented among criminal homicide survivors. Logistic regression analyses found that homicide survivors were at risk for past year posttraumatic stress disorder (OR = 1.88), major depressive episode (OR = 1.64), and drug abuse/dependence (OR = 1.77). These findings highlight the significant mental health needs of homicide survivors.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0894-9867
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jts.20377
ID  - ref1
ER  -