2014
Community violence exposure and severe posttraumatic stress in suburban American youth: risk and protective factors
Löfving–Gupta S, Lindblad F, Stickley A, Schwab-Stone M, Ruchkin V. Community violence exposure and severe posttraumatic stress in suburban American youth: risk and protective factors. Social Psychiatry And Psychiatric Epidemiology 2014, 50: 539-547. PMID: 25301519, DOI: 10.1007/s00127-014-0965-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentCrime VictimsEthnicityFemaleHumansMalePrevalenceProtective FactorsResidence CharacteristicsRisk FactorsStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticUnited StatesViolenceConceptsSevere posttraumatic stressCommunity violence exposureViolence exposureDepressive symptomsPosttraumatic stressCommunity violenceComorbid depressive symptomsProtective effectProtective factorsSubstantial proportionHealth assessment studiesHigh levelsNeighborhood safetySymptomsPrevalenceNorth American settingHigh school adolescentsExposureSubstantial numberPotential factorsPsychological effectsLow levelsAmerican youthExternalizing problemsDetrimental effects
2003
Sense of Coherence
Koposov R, Ruchkin V, Eisemann M. Sense of Coherence. The Journal Of Nervous And Mental Disease 2003, 191: 638-644. PMID: 14555865, DOI: 10.1097/01.nmd.0000092196.48697.9d.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2002
Exposure to Violence and Suicide Risk in Adolescents: A Community Study
Vermeiren R, Ruchkin V, Leckman P, Deboutte D, Schwab-Stone M. Exposure to Violence and Suicide Risk in Adolescents: A Community Study. Research On Child And Adolescent Psychopathology 2002, 30: 529-537. PMID: 12403155, DOI: 10.1023/a:1019825132432.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdolescent BehaviorBelgiumChildFactor Analysis, StatisticalFemaleHumansMalePsychiatric Status Rating ScalesResidence CharacteristicsSex DistributionSuicideViolenceConceptsViolence exposureSuicidal behaviorCommunity violenceRepresentative school-based sampleAggressive behaviorSuicidal ideation/Prevalence ratesDepressive symptomsGender-specific influenceDepressive symptomatologySuicidal ideationSchool-based sampleSuicide riskCommunity studySelf-report surveyPrevalenceExposureU.S. communitiesAdolescentsAssociationFurther researchAdolescent sampleSymptomsSymptomatology