Hanson R F, Kilpatrick D G, Freedy J R, Saunders B E
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, USA.
J Consult Clin Psychol. 1995 Dec;63(6):987-96. doi: 10.1037//0022-006x.63.6.987.
The impact of the 1992 Los Angeles (L.A.) civil disturbances on psychosocial functioning was assessed as part of a larger project investigating the views and attitudes of residents in L.A. County. Random digit dialing methodology identified a household probability sample of 1,200 adults (age 18 or older) from L.A. County. Respondents completed a telephone interview 6 to 8 months after the disturbances. Respondents' degree of exposure to the disturbances, mental health impact of the disturbances, and mental health effects of chronic versus acute exposure to violence were assessed. Consistent with hypotheses, the impact of the disturbances was the worst in the South Central communities. Higher rates of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD; both diagnostic level and subclinical symptomatology) were found among respondents who reported disturbance-related experiences. Exposure to an acute event (i.e., the disturbances) was predictive of current PTSD symptomatology after controlling for demographics, lifetime trauma, and other types of stressful events.
作为一项调查洛杉矶县居民观点和态度的大型项目的一部分，对1992年洛杉矶内乱对心理社会功能的影响进行了评估。随机数字拨号方法确定了一个来自洛杉矶县的1200名成年人（18岁及以上）的家庭概率样本。受访者在内乱发生6至8个月后完成了电话访谈。评估了受访者接触内乱的程度、内乱对心理健康的影响，以及长期暴露与急性暴露于暴力对心理健康的影响。与假设一致，内乱的影响在中南部社区最为严重。在报告有与内乱相关经历的受访者中，创伤后应激障碍（PTSD；诊断水平和亚临床症状）的发生率更高。在控制了人口统计学、终身创伤和其他类型的应激事件后，暴露于急性事件（即内乱）可预测当前的PTSD症状。
