TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - Life meaning is predictive of improved hopelessness and depression recovery in depressed veterans
JO  - Journal of social and clinical psychology
A1  - Braden, A.
A1  - Overholser, J.
A1  - Fisher, L.
A1  - Ridley, J.
SP  - 629
EP  - 650
VL  - 36
IS  - 8
N2  - Factors that buffer against depression and suicide in veterans have been identified, but most research has been conducted cross-sectionally with non-clinical samples. The aim of the current study was to examine life meaning as a protective factor against the progression of depression, hopelessness, and suicidal ideation measured at a 4-month follow-up in a sample of chronically depressed veterans. Sixty depressed veterans completed a Structured Clinical Interview (SCID v2.0) and measures of life meaning (Life Regard Index-framework subscale), depressive symptoms (Beck Depression Inventory-2), hopelessness (Beck Hopelessness Scale), and suicidal ideation (Beck Scale for Suicidal Ideation) at baseline and follow-up, 4 months later. Multiple regression and logistic regression analyses were performed. Analyses showed that life meaning was associated with reduced hopelessness 4-months later. Life meaning was also associated with recovery from a depressive episode, as measured by the SCID interview, 4-months later (p =.02). Life meaning may be a useful target in the treatment of chronically depressed veterans. © 2017 Guilford Publications, Inc.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0736-7236
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1521/jscp.2017.36.8.629
ID  - ref1
ER  -