Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms and their Relationship to Drug and Alcohol use in an International Sample of Latino Immigrants
Autor: | Margarita Alegría, Michelle V. Porche, Samantha McPeck, Stephen Loder, Ye Wang, Zorangeli Ramos, Manuela Toro, Lisa R. Fortuna, Rodrigo Carmona, Patrick E. Shrout, Nestor Noyola |
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Rok vydání: | 2016 |
Předmět: |
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Male 050103 clinical psychology medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Epidemiology Substance-Related Disorders Psychological intervention Emigrants and Immigrants Benzodiazepine misuse Psychological Trauma Logistic regression behavioral disciplines and activities Article Stress Disorders Post-Traumatic 03 medical and health sciences Young Adult 0302 clinical medicine Racism Sex Factors mental disorders medicine Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Young adult Psychiatry Poverty Public health 05 social sciences Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Hispanic or Latino medicine.disease Acculturation United States 030227 psychiatry Substance abuse Alcoholism Socioeconomic Factors Spain Female Psychology Clinical psychology Psychological trauma |
Zdroj: | Journal of immigrant and minority health. 19(3) |
ISSN: | 1557-1920 |
Popis: | We identify the prevalence and correlates of posttraumatic stress (PTSD) symptoms and their relationship to alcohol and substance use disorders (AUD/SUD) among Latino immigrants in two countries. A screening battery assessing PTSD symptoms (PCL-C), alcohol use (AUDIT), drug abuse (DAST), and psychological measures was administered to 562 Latino immigrants recruited in clinics. We used logistical regression analyses to evaluate the relationship between PTSD symptoms and AUD/SUD. Prevalence of elevated PTSD symptoms was high (53.7 % in Boston, 47.9 % in Madrid and, 43.8 % in Barcelona). Screening positive for psychological measures was significantly correlated to screening positive on the PCL-C (p |
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