title: Religious Beliefs, PTSD, Depression and Resilience in Survivors of the 2010 Haiti Earthquake.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  This study examines relationships between religious beliefs regarding the origin of the 2010 earthquake in Haiti and posttraumatic symptomatology as well as depressive symptoms and resilience among its survivors.
  
  
  METHODS
  We used convenient sampling to recruit participants (n=167). They completed six scales, which had been translated into Haitian Creole, including measures such as the Earthquake Experiences Exposure (EEE), the Peritraumatic Distress Inventory (PDI), the Peritraumatic Dissociative Experience Questionnaire (PDEQ), the PTSD Checklist (PTSD-CL), the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD- RISC) RESULTS: Among our participants, 51% were male, (mean age=30.5, SD=11.03), 92% (n=155) were believers in some sort of supernatural force and 65% (n=108) endorsed the earthquake as a natural phenomenon. There was significant difference in average scores at peritraumatic distress, PTSD symptoms and Resilience measures between those perceiving a divine origin and/or a punishment through the event and those who did not. Peritraumatic responses were best predictors for PTSD (β=.366, p<.001) and Depression symptoms (β=.384, p<.001). Voodoo adherents appeared to be vulnerable to depression, but reported superior resilience factors.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory UTRPP, University of Paris, 13 Sorbonne Paris Cite, France; State University of Haiti, Faculty of Humanities (UEH/FASCH)Avec Christophe, Impasse Le Hasard, Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Electronic address: juditeblanc@yahoo.fr.
authors.forename: Judite
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Blanc
authors.affiliation: School of Social Work College of Behavioral and Community Services University of South Florida, 13301 Bruce B. Downs, Blvd., MHC 1400, Tampa, FL, 33612-3807 United States.
authors.forename: Guitele J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Rahill
authors.affiliation: Psychopathology CERPP, EA-4156 University of Toulouse, 2 Jean Jaurès 5 Allées Antonio Machado, 31078 Toulouse, France.
authors.forename: Stéphanie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Laconi
authors.affiliation: Transcultural Psychology, Laboratory UTRPP University of Paris, 13 Nord 99 Avenue Jean-Baptiste Clément, 93430 Villetaneuse, France.
authors.forename: Yoram
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Mouchenik
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D055866:Earthquakes; D029221:Faith Healing / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006205:Haiti / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D055500:Resilience, Psychological; D012307:Risk Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D017741:Survivors / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Depression; Haiti earthquake; PTSD; Religious beliefs; Resilience