title: Relationship of posttraumatic growth to symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder and depression: A pilot study of Iraqi students.
abstract: Posttraumatic growth (PTG) and psychopathology are common outcomes following exposure to adversity and trauma. We examined the relationship of PTG to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression in a group of young Iraqi students with war trauma exposure. These young Iraqis had experienced an average of 13 different war-related adversities. The prevalence of probable PTSD was 17.2% and probable depression 23.1%. PTSD was associated with higher and depression with lower PTG. In addition, the relationship between PTG and PTSD was stronger among males than females. Although PTSD and depression were relatively common, they were related to PTG in opposite directions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA.|Fulbright Senior Research Scholar, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Kathryn M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Magruder
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Cengiz
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kılıç
authors.affiliation: Psychiatry Clinic, Aksaray State Hospital, Aksaray, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mehmet M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Koryürek
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003863:Depression / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007493:Iraq; D008297:Male; D010865:Pilot Projects; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Depression; Iraq war; PTSD; Posttraumatic growth; War trauma