Community Violence, PTSD, Hopelessness, Substance Use, and Perpetuation of Violence in an Urban Environment

Uma Raman; Philip A. Bonanno; Devika Sachdev; Aparna Govindan; Atharva Dhole; Oluwafeyijimi Salako; Jay Patel; Lama R. Noureddine; Jessica Tu; Jenieve Guevarra-Fernández; Ashley Leto; Christopher Nemeh; Aesha Patel; Alexis Nicheporuck; Ashley Tran; Cheryl A. Kennedy

doi:10.1007/s10597-020-00691-8

Community Violence, PTSD, Hopelessness, Substance Use, and Perpetuation of Violence in an Urban Environment

Uma Raman, Philip A. Bonanno, Devika Sachdev, Aparna Govindan, Atharva Dhole, Oluwafeyijimi Salako, Jay Patel, Lama R. Noureddine, Jessica Tu, Jenieve Guevarra-Fernández, Ashley Leto, Christopher Nemeh, Aesha Patel, Alexis Nicheporuck, Ashley Tran, Cheryl A. Kennedy

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Abstract

We investigated the relationships among chronic violence exposure, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptom severity, hopelessness, substance use, and perpetuation of violence to facilitate the development of trauma-related interventions for residents of Newark, NJ. A convenience sample of Newark residents (N = 153) was recruited from community centers during various events in 2016–2017. Anonymous, self-report survey measures included a PTSD screen (PCL-C), Beck’s Hopelessness Scale, the CAGE questionnaire, and a CDC Health Behavior Scale. Descriptive statistics, Pearson’s correlations, Chi square analyses, logistic, and linear regressions were used for analysis. Thirty percent (95% CI [22.7, 37.4]) of our sample screened positive for PTSD. Drug and alcohol use, fighting, and hopelessness were related to severity of PTSD symptoms (p < 0.05). Female gender, CAGE scores, and hopelessness predicted the severity of PTSD symptoms (R² = 0.354, p < 0.05). Our data has informed the development of a resilience support group currently in the pilot stage for community members.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	622-630
Number of pages	9
Journal	Community Mental Health Journal
Volume	57
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10597-020-00691-8
State	Published - May 2021
Externally published	Yes

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Health(social science)
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Psychiatry and Mental health

Keywords

Community violence
Hopelessness
Interventions
Mental health
Newark
PTSD

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Raman, U., Bonanno, P. A., Sachdev, D., Govindan, A., Dhole, A., Salako, O., Patel, J., Noureddine, L. R., Tu, J., Guevarra-Fernández, J., Leto, A., Nemeh, C., Patel, A., Nicheporuck, A., Tran, A., & Kennedy, C. A. (2021). Community Violence, PTSD, Hopelessness, Substance Use, and Perpetuation of Violence in an Urban Environment. Community Mental Health Journal, 57(4), 622-630. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10597-020-00691-8

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Community Violence, PTSD, Hopelessness, Substance Use, and Perpetuation of Violence in an Urban Environment

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