Range and specificity of war-related trauma to posttraumatic stress; Depression and general health perception: Displaced former World War II children in late life

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 128, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 267-276

  Strauss, Kristin ^a   Dapp, Ulrike ^b   Anders, Jennifer ^b   Von Renteln Kruse, Wolfgang ^b   Schmidt, Silke ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Depression; Displacement; Dose response gradient; Posttraumatic stress; Trauma

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GENERAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMPACT OF EVENTS SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERCEPTION; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; WAR;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; REFUGEES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; SURVIVORS; WORLD WAR II;

EID: 78751619809     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2010.07.009     Document Type: Article

References (58)

1. American Psychiatric Association Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 4th ed. 1994 Author Washington, DC
2. H. Bennett, and A. Wells Metacognition, memory disorganization and rumination in posttraumatic stress symptoms J. Anxiety Disord. 24 2010 318 325
3. H. Berman Children and war: current understanding and future directions Public Health Nurs. 18 2001 243 252
4. I. Bramsen, H.M. van der Ploeg, and M. Boers Posttraumatic stress in aging World War II survivors after a firework disaster: a controlled prospective study J. Trauma. Stress 19 2006 291 300
5. G. Chimieti, J.A. Nasr, and I. Khalifeh Childreńs reactions to war-related stress. Affective symptoms and behavior problems Soc. Psychiatry Psychiatr. Epidemiol. 24 1989 282 287
6. J. Cohen Statistical Power Analysis for the Behavior Sciences 2nd ed. 1988 Lawrence Earlbaum Associates Hillsdale, NJ
7. U. Dapp, Ch. Lorentz, S. Laub, J. Anders, W. von Renteln-Kruse, Ch. Minder, and M. Dirksen-Fischer Active and healthy living in old age - results from a representative survey of community-dwelling senior citizens in Hamburg Z. Gerontol. Geriatr. 42 2009 245 255
8. A. Dyregov, L. Gupta, R. Gjestad, and E. Mukanoheli Trauma exposure and psychological reactions to genocide among Rwandan children J. Trauma. Stress 13 2000 3 21
9. A. Dyregrov, R. Gjestad, and M. Raundalen Children exposed to warfare: a longitudinal study J. Trauma. Stress 15 2002 59 68
10. I.M. Engelhard, M.A. van den Hout, J. Weerts, J.J. Hox, and L.J.P. van Doornen A prospective study of the relationship between posttraumatic stress and physical health symptoms Int. J. Clin. Health Psychol. 9 2009 365 372
11. L.R. Fabrigar, D.T. Wegener, R.C. MacCallum, and E.J. Strahan Evaluating the use of explanatory factor analysis in psychological research Psychol. Meth. 4 1999 272 299
12. L. Farhood, H. Dimassi, and T. Lehtinen Exposure to war-related traumatic events, prevalence of PTSD, and general psychiatric morbidity in a civilian population from southern Lebanon J. Transcult. Nurs. 17 2006 333 340
13. M. Horowitz, N. Wilner, and W. Alvarez Impact of event scale: a measure of subjective stress Psychosom. Med. 41 1979 209 218
14. J.F. Ilkin, M.R. Sim, D.P. McKenzie, A.S. Henderson, K.W.A. Horsley, E.J. Wilson, M.R. Moore, P.L. Jelfs, and W.K. Harrex Anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder and depression in Korean War veterans fifty years after the war Br. J. Psychiatry 190 2007 475 483
15. J.F. Ikin, M.C. Creamer, M.R. Sim, and D.P. McKenzie Comorbidity of PTSD and depression in Korean War veterans: Prevalence, predictors, and impairment J. Affect. Disord. 125 2010 279 286
16. C. Joffe, H. Brodaty, G. Luscombe, and F. Ehrlich The Sydney Holocaust Study: posttraumatic stress disorder and other psychosocial morbidity in an aged community sample J. Trauma. Stress 16 2003 39 47
17. S. Joseph Psychometric evaluation of Horowitz's impact of event scale: a review J. Trauma. Stress 13 2000 101 113
18. K. Kaniasty, and F.H. Norris Longitudinal linkages between perceived social support and posttraumatic stress symptoms: Sequential roles of social causation and social selection J. Trauma. Stress 21 2008 274 281
19. L.P. Kelley, F.W. Weathers, M.E. McDevitt-Murphy, D.E. Eakin, and A.M. Flood A comparison of PTSD symptom patterns in three types of civilian trauma J. Trauma. Stress 22 2009 227 235
20. I.A. Kira, L. Lewandowski, T. Templin, V. Ramaswamy, B. Ozkan, and J. Mohanesh Measuring cumulative trauma dose, types and profiles using a development-based taxonomy of traumas Traumatology 14 2008 62 87
21. J. Klapow, K. Kroenke, T. Horton, S. Schmidt, R. Spitzer, and J.B. Williams Psychological disorders and distress in older primary care patients: a comparison of older and younger samples Psychosom. Med. 64 2002 635 643
22. K.C. Koenen, S.D. Stellman, J.F. Sommer Jr., and J. Mager Stellman Persisting Postraumatic Stress Disorder symptoms and their relationship to functioning in Vietnam Veterans: a 14-year follow-up J. Trauma. Stress 21 2008 49 57
23. N. Krause, B.A. Shaw, and C. Cairney A descriptive epidemiology of lifetime trauma and the physical health status of older adults Psychol. Aging 19 2004 637 648
24. K. Kroenke, and R.L. Spitzer The PHQ-9: a new depression and diagnostic severity measure Psychiat Ann 32 2002 509 521
25. K. Kroenke, R.L. Spitzer, and J.B.W. Williams The PHQ-9: validity of a brief depression severity measure J. Gen. Intern. Med. 16 2001 606 613
26. P. Kuwert, C. Spitzer, A. Träder, H.J. Freyberger, and M. Ermann Sixty years later: post-traumatic stress symptoms and current psychopathology in former German children of World War II Intl Psychogeriatr 19 2006 955 961
27. P. Kuwert, E. Brähler, H. Glaesmer, H.J. Freyberger, and O. Decker Impact of forced displacement in World War II on current mental health in the elderly - a population based study Int. Psychogeriatr. 21 2009 748 753
28. N. Laor, L. Wolmer, and D.J. Cohen Mothers' functioning and children's symptoms 5 years after a SCUD missile attack Am. J. Psychiatry 158 2001 1020 1026
29. H. Littleton, S. Horsley, S. John, and D.V. Nelson Trauma coping strategies and psychological distress: a meta-analysis J. Trauma. Stress 20 2007 977 988
30. B. Lowe, K. Kroenke, W. Herzog, and K. Grafe Measuring depression outcome with a brief self-report instrument: sensitivity to change of the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) J. Affect. Disord. 81 2004 61 66
31. A. Maercker, and F. Bromberger Checklisten und Fragebogen zur Erfassung traumatischer Ereignisse in deutscher Sprache - Checklists and questionnaires for the assessment of traumatic events in German Trierer Psychologische Berichte 32 2005 2 40
32. A. Maercker, and M. Schuetzwohl Assessing the psychological sequelae of stress: the Impact of Event Scale-Revised Version (IES-R) Diagnostica 44 1998 130 141
33. A. Maercker, T. Michael, L. Fehm, E.S. Becker, and J. Margraf Age of traumatisation as a predictor of post-traumatic stress disorder or major depression in young women Br. J. Psychiatry 184 2004 482 487
34. G.N. Marshall, T.L. Schell, M.N. Elliott, S.M. Berthold, and C.-A. Chun Mental health of Cambodian refugees 2 decades after resettlement in the United States JAMA 294 2005 571 579
35. M.B. Miller Coefficient alpha: a basic introduction from the perspectives of classical test theory and structural equation modeling Struct. Equ. Model. 2 3 1995 255 273
36. R.F. Mollica, T. Caspi-Yavin, P. Bollini, T. Truong, S. Tor, and J. Lavelle The Harvard Trauma Questionnaire: validating a cross-cultural instrument for measuring torture, trauma, and posttraumatic stress disorder in Indochinese refugees J. Nerv. Ment. Dis. 180 1992 111 116
37. R.F. Mollica, K. Donelan, S. Tor, J. Lavelle, C. Elias, M. Frankel, and R.J. Blendon The effects of trauma and confinement on functional health and mental health status of Cambodians living in Thailand-Cambodia border camps JAMA 270 1993 581 586
38. R.F. Mollica, K. McInnes, C. Pool, and S. Tor Dose effect relationships of trauma to symptoms of depression and post-traumatic stress disorder among Cambodian survivors of mass violence Brit J Psychiat 173 1998 482 488
39. R.F. Mollica, K. McInnes, T. Pham, M.C. Smith Fawzi, E. Murphy, and L. Lin The dose-effect relationships between torture and psychiatric symptoms in Vietnamese ex-political detainees and a comparison group J. Nerv. Ment. Dis. 186 1998 543 553
40. R.F. Mollica, K. McInnes, N. Sarajlic, J. Lavelle, I. Sarajlic, and M. Massagli Disability associated with psychiatric comorbidity and health status in Bosnian refugee living in Croatia JAMA 282 1999 433 439
41. R.F. Mollica, K.R. Caridad, and M.P. Massagli Longitudinal study of posttraumatic stress, depression, and changes in traumatic memories over time in Bosnian refugees J. Nerv. Ment. Dis. 195 2007 572 579
42. S. Momartin, D. Silove, V. Manicavasagar, and Z. Steel Dimensions of trauma associated with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) caseness, severity and functional impairment: a study of Bosnian refugees resettled in Australia Soc. Sci. Med. 57 2003 775 781
43. A.R. Moradi, R. Taghavi, H.T. Neshat-Doost, W. Yule, and T. Dalgleish Memory bias for emotional information in children and adolescent with posttraumatic stress disorder: a preliminary study J. Anxiety Disord. 24 2000 521 534
44. M. Porter, and N. Halsam Predisplacement and postdisplacement factors associated with mental health of refugees and internally persons: a meta-analysis JAMA 294 2005 602 612
45. W. Rief, A. Nanke, A. Klaivberg, and E. Braehler Base rates for panic and depression according to the Brief Patient Health Questionnaire: a population-based study J. Affect. Disord. 82 2004 271 276
46. A. Sadeh, S. Hen-Gal, and L. Tikotzky Young children's reaction to war-related stress: a survey and assessment of an innovative intervention Pediatrics 121 2008 46 53
47. P.P. Schnurr, C.A. Lunney, and A. Sengupta Risk factors for the development versus maintenance of posttraumatic stress disorder Journal of Traumatic Stress 17 2004 85 95
48. D. Shmotkin, T. Blumstein, and B. Modan Tracing long-term effects of early trauma: a broad-scope view of Holocaust survivors in late life J. Consult. Clin. Psychol. 71 2003 223 234
49. D. Silove, Z. Steel, P. McGorry, and P. Mohan Trauma exposure, postmigration stressors, and symptoms of anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress in Tamil asylum-seekers: comparison with refugees and immigrants Acta Psychiatr. Scand. 97 1998 175 181
50. M. Slone, A. Shoshani, and T. Paltieli Psychological consequences of forced evacuation on children: risk and protective factors J. Trauma. Stress 22 2009 340 343
51. Z. Steel, D. Silove, K. Bird, P. McGorry, and P. Mohan Pathways from war trauma to posttraumatic stress symptoms amongst Tamil asylum seekers, refugees, and immigrants J. Trauma. Stress 12 1999 421 435
52. Z. Steel, D. Silove, T. Phan, and A. Bauman Long-term effect of psychological trauma on the mental health of Vietnamese refugees resettled in Australia: a population-based study Lancet 360 2002 1056 1062
53. Z. Steel, T. Chey, D. Solive, C. Marnane, R.A. Bryant, and M. van Ommeren Association of torture and other potentially traumatic events with mental health outcomes among populations exposed to mass conflict and displacement. A systematic review and meta-analysis JAMA 302 2009 537 549
54. A.L. Stein, T.Q. Giao, L.M. Lund, U. Haji, B.A. Dasgevsky, and D.G. Baker Correlates for posttraumatic stress disorder in Gulf War veterans: a retrospective study of main and moderating effects J. Anxiety Disord. 19 2005 861 876
55. A.E. Stuck, K. Kharicha, U. Dapp, J. Anders, W. von Renteln-Kruse, H.P. Meier-Baumgartner, S. Iliffe, M.D. Bachmann, M. Egger, G. Gillmann, J.C. Beck, and C.G. Swift The PRO-AGE study: an international randomised controlled study of health risk appraisal for older persons based in general practice BMC Med. Res. Methodol. 7 2007 2
56. W. von Renteln-Kruse Verbundprojekt Longitudinale Urbane Cohorten-Alters-Studie (LUCAS) Z. Gerontol. Geriatr. 41 Suppl. I/46 2008
57. D.S. Weiss, and C.R. Marmar The impact of event scale - revised J.P. Wilson, T.M. Keane, Assessing Psychological Trauma and PTSD 1997 Guilford Press New York, NY 399 411
58. J.W. Williams Jr., M. Pignone, G. Ramirez, and S.C. Perez Identifying depression in primary care: a literature synthesis of case-finding instruments Gen. Hosp. Psychiatry 24 2002 225 237