Stacey Kaltman|Bonnie L. Green|Mihriye Méte|Nawar Shara|Jeanne Miranda
Trauma, depression, and comorbid PTSD/depression in a community sample of Latina immigrants.
Georgetown University|Georgetown University|MedStar Health|MedStar Health|University of California, Los Angeles
trauma exposure frequently overlooked risk factor psychiatric morbidity among studies latinos purpose study examine relationships among trauma history immigrationrelated factors mental health status among latina immigrants current study used baseline data randomized clinical trial treatment depression miranda et al 2006 64 women comorbid ptsd depression 69 depressiononly 61 axis mental disorder sixtyfour percent sample central american 75 percent reported trauma exposure multinomial logit analysis suggested fewer years us associated worse mental health status nonmarried marital status also associated worse mental health reporting four types traumatic events associated increase probability comorbidity findings important implications future research clinical practice