@article{ref1,
title="An Investigation of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Depressive Symptomatology among Female Victimsof Interpersonal Trauma",
journal="Journal of family violence",
year="2009",
author="Taft, Casey T. and Resick, Patricia A. and Watkins, Laura E. and Panuzio, Jillian",
volume="24",
number="6",
pages="407-415",
abstract="This study examined factors associated with PTSD-depression comorbidity among a sample of 162 adult female rape or assault victims with PTSD, as well as potential differential predictors of PTSD and depression severity. PTSD-only participants reported higher levels of childhood sexual abuse than those with comorbid PTSD and depression, and the PTSD/MDD group reported relatively more distorted trauma-related beliefs, dissociation, PTSD severity, and depression severity. Distorted trauma-related beliefs and dissociation were the strongest unique predictors of higher PTSD and depressive symptoms. Rates of PTSD and depression comorbidity did not appear to be a function of symptom overlap. Study findings suggest possible explanations for the high PTSD and depression comorbidity rates commonly found among victims of interpersonal violence.<p />",
language="en",
issn="0885-7482",
doi="10.1007/s10896-009-9243-6",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10896-009-9243-6"
}