title: Mental health outcomes of Mexico's drug war in Ciudad Juárez: A pilot study among university students.
abstract: During the most intense period of armed conflict related to the drug trade in Mexico, forty students attending the Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez (UACJ) in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico, were surveyed in this pilot study for symptoms of depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress using the Harvard Trauma Questionnaire and the Hopkins Symptom Checklist. The percentage of participants who scored positively for symptoms of PTSD depression and anxiety were 32.5%, 35% and 37.5%, respectively. Criteria for post-traumatic stress were analyzed separately. The most frequently-reported traumatic events included extortion or robbery, confinement to home, injury to loved one, being in an armed conflict, witnessing a killing or dead body and being beaten. Trauma events positively associated with depression, anxiety and PTSD symptoms included robbery or extortion, armed conflict situation, exposure to frequent arms fire, and witnessing a killing or dead body.
authors.affiliation: University of Texas, El Paso, School of Nursing.
authors.forename: Kathleen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: O'Connor
authors.affiliation: University of Texas, El Paso, Interdisciplinary PhD Program.
authors.forename: Maricarmen
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vizcaino
authors.affiliation: University of Texas, El Paso, Department of Sociology and Anthropology.
authors.forename: Nora A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Benavides
keywords: Mental health; PTSD; US-Mexico border region; anxiety; conflict trauma; depression
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