Burnett Harvey J, Helm Herbert W
Behavioral Sciences Dept., Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Michigan, USA.
Int J Emerg Ment Health. 2013;15(2):97-104.
This study examined the prevalence of PTSD symptoms; the relationship between PTSD and resilience, religious orientation and religious practices; and how gender is associated with these variables among a volunteer sample of 140 students attending a Christian university in Haiti approximately four months after the January 2010 earthquake. Using the PTSD Checklist-Civilian (PCL-C), the Resilience Scale (RS), and the Religious Orientation Scale (ROS) found no significant relationship between PTSD, resilience, religious orientation and religious practices. Results did indicate that 34% of the sample had PCL-C scores indicative of PTSD; female participants had higher PTSD symptoms than males; higher levels of intrinsic religious orientation were associated with more religious practices than extrinsic religious orientation; and males with higher PTSD symptoms were associated with lower levels of attending church-sponsored social events, while females with higher levels of resilience were more associated with church attendance and attending church social events. Mental health providers should develop more comprehensive disaster mental health services that build trust and are culturally sensitive to the post-trauma needs of the Haitian people.
本研究调查了创伤后应激障碍（PTSD）症状的发生率；PTSD与心理韧性、宗教取向和宗教活动之间的关系；以及在2010年1月海地发生地震约四个月后，一所基督教大学的140名学生志愿者样本中，性别与这些变量之间的关联。使用创伤后应激障碍检查表-平民版（PCL-C）、心理韧性量表（RS）和宗教取向量表（ROS），研究发现PTSD、心理韧性、宗教取向和宗教活动之间没有显著关系。结果确实表明，34%的样本PCL-C得分表明存在PTSD；女性参与者的PTSD症状比男性更严重；内在宗教取向水平较高者比外在宗教取向者参与的宗教活动更多；PTSD症状较严重的男性参加教会主办社交活动的水平较低，而心理韧性较高的女性更常去教堂并参加教会社交活动。心理健康服务提供者应制定更全面的灾难心理健康服务，建立信任并在文化上对海地人民创伤后的需求保持敏感。
