title: Impact of Mood Spectrum Spirituality and Mysticism Symptoms on Suicidality in Earthquake Survivors with PTSD.
abstract: The aim of the present study was to explore the correlations between Spirituality/Mysticism/Psychoticism symptoms and suicidality in young adult survivors of the L'Aquila earthquake. The sample included 475 subjects recruited among high school seniors who had experienced the April 6, 2009, earthquake. Assessments included: Trauma and Loss Spectrum-Self Report and Mood Spectrum-Self Report (MOODS-SR). Mysticism/Spirituality dimension and suicidality were evaluated by means of some specific items of the MOOD-SR. The Spirituality/Mysticism/Psychoticism MOODS-SR factor score was significantly higher among subjects with PTSD diagnosis with respect to those without. Similarly, subjects with suicidal ideation, as well as those who committed a suicide attempt, reported significantly higher scores than those without.
authors.affiliation: Section of Psychiatry, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Via Roma 67, 56100, Pisa, Italy. ccarmassi@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Claudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Carmassi
authors.affiliation: Section of Psychiatry, Department of Experimental Medicine, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Stratta
authors.affiliation: Section of Psychiatry, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Via Roma 67, 56100, Pisa, Italy.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Calderani
authors.affiliation: Section of Psychiatry, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Via Roma 67, 56100, Pisa, Italy.
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Bertelloni
authors.affiliation: Section of Psychiatry, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Via Roma 67, 56100, Pisa, Italy.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Menichini
authors.affiliation: Section of Psychiatry, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Via Roma 67, 56100, Pisa, Italy.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Massimetti
authors.affiliation: Section of Psychiatry, Department of Experimental Medicine, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rossi
authors.affiliation: Section of Psychiatry, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Via Roma 67, 56100, Pisa, Italy.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Dell'Osso
mesh_terms: D000339:Affect; D004190:Disasters; D055866:Earthquakes; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D019964:Mood Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology*; D009228:Mysticism / Q000523:psychology*; D029181:Spirituality; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology*; D059020:Suicidal Ideation; D013405:Suicide / Q000523:psychology*; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000523:psychology; D017741:Survivors / Q000523:psychology*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Mood Spectrum–Self Report (MOODS-SR); Mysticism; PTSD; Spirituality; Suicidality; Trauma and Loss Spectrum–Self Report (TALS-SR)