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The Relationship Between Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms and Suicide Ideation Among Child Survivors Following the W enchuan Earthquake
Author(s) -
Ying Liuhua,
Chen Chuansheng,
Lin Chongde,
Greenberger Ellen,
Wu Xinchun,
Jiang Lina
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
suicide and life‐threatening behavior
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.544
H-Index - 90
eISSN - 1943-278X
pISSN - 0363-0234
DOI - 10.1111/sltb.12118
Subject(s) - suicidal ideation , depression (economics) , clinical psychology , psychiatry , intrusion , suicide prevention , intervention (counseling) , posttraumatic stress , injury prevention , psychology , poison control , medicine , medical emergency , geochemistry , economics , macroeconomics , geology
The association between posttraumatic stress disorder ( PTSD ) symptoms and suicide ideation was examined in a sample of 2,298 child survivors of the Wenchuan earthquake. Results indicated that intrusion, avoidance, hyperarousal symptom clusters, and PTSD total score were significantly associated with suicide ideation. Except for intrusion, other measures of PTSD remained as statistically significant correlates of suicide ideation even after controlling for age, gender, direct exposure, indirect exposure, and depression. Furthermore, results showed that PTSD symptoms had an indirect influence on suicide ideation that was mediated by depression. The findings suggest that avoidance and hyperarousal symptom clusters of PTSD may be two important indicators of suicide ideation among child survivors of the Wenchuan earthquake. Implications of the results for intervention and prevention of suicide behavior are discussed.