@article{ref1,
title="Losing a loved one to homicide: Prevalence and mental health correlates in a national sample of young adults",
journal="Journal of Traumatic Stress",
year="2009",
author="Zinzow, Heidi M. and Rheingold, Alyssa A. and Hawkins, Alesia Oscea and Saunders, Benjamin E. and Kilpatrick, Dean G.",
volume="22",
number="1",
pages="20-27",
abstract="The present study examined the prevalence, demographic distribution, and mental health correlates of losing a loved one to homicide. A national sample of 1,753 young adults completed structured telephone interviews measuring violence exposure, mental health diagnoses, and loss of a family member or close friend to a drunk driving accident (vehicular homicide) or murder (criminal homicide). The prevalence of homicide survivorship was 15%. African Americans were more highly represented among criminal homicide survivors. Logistic regression analyses found that homicide survivors were at risk for past year posttraumatic stress disorder (OR = 1.88), major depressive episode (OR = 1.64), and drug abuse/dependence (OR = 1.77). These findings highlight the significant mental health needs of homicide survivors.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0894-9867",
doi="10.1002/jts.20377",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jts.20377"
}