Relations between the underlying dimensions of PTSD and major depression using an epidemiological survey of deployed Ohio National Guard soldiers

Tracey L. Biehn; Ateka Contractor; Jon D. Elhai; Marijo Tamburrino; Thomas H. Fine; Marta R. Prescott; Edwin Shirley; Philip K. Chan; Renee Slembarski; Israel Liberzon; Joseph R. Calabrese; Sandro Galea

doi:10.1016/j.jad.2012.06.013

Relations between the underlying dimensions of PTSD and major depression using an epidemiological survey of deployed Ohio National Guard soldiers

Tracey L. Biehn, Ateka Contractor, Jon D. Elhai, Marijo Tamburrino, Thomas H. Fine, Marta R. Prescott, Edwin Shirley, Philip K. Chan, Renee Slembarski, Israel Liberzon, Joseph R. Calabrese, Sandro Galea

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Background: In the present study, the authors investigated the relationship between the underlying symptom dimensions of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and dimensions of major depressive disorder (MDD). Method: A sample of 1266 Ohio National Guard soldiers with a history of overseas deployment participated and were administered the PTSD Checklist (assessing PTSD) and Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (assessing depression). Results: Using confirmatory factor analysis, results demonstrated that both PTSD's dysphoria and hyperarousal factors were more related to depression's somatic than non-somatic factor. Furthermore, depression's somatic factor was more related to PTSD's dysphoria than hyperarousal factor. Limitations: Limitations of this study include the use of self-report measures and a predominately male military sample. Conclusions: Results indicate that PTSD's dysphoria factor is related to depression specifically by way of depression's somatic construct. Given PTSD's substantial dysphoria/distress component, these results have implications for understanding the nature of PTSD's high comorbidity with depression.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	106-111
Number of pages	6
Journal	Journal of Affective Disorders
Volume	144
Issue number	1-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2012.06.013
State	Published - Jan 10 2013

Keywords

Comorbidity
Factor analysis
Major depressive disorder
Military veterans
Posttraumatic stress disorder

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Clinical Psychology
Psychiatry and Mental health

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Biehn, T. L., Contractor, A., Elhai, J. D., Tamburrino, M., Fine, T. H., Prescott, M. R., Shirley, E., Chan, P. K., Slembarski, R., Liberzon, I., Calabrese, J. R., & Galea, S. (2013). Relations between the underlying dimensions of PTSD and major depression using an epidemiological survey of deployed Ohio National Guard soldiers. Journal of Affective Disorders, 144(1-2), 106-111. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2012.06.013

Biehn, TL, Contractor, A, Elhai, JD, Tamburrino, M, Fine, TH, Prescott, MR, Shirley, E, Chan, PK, Slembarski, R, Liberzon, I, Calabrese, JR & Galea, S 2013, 'Relations between the underlying dimensions of PTSD and major depression using an epidemiological survey of deployed Ohio National Guard soldiers', Journal of Affective Disorders, vol. 144, no. 1-2, pp. 106-111. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2012.06.013

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