2018
DOI: 10.3325/cmj.2018.59.165
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The relationship among psychopathology, religiosity, and nicotine dependence in Croatian war veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder

Abstract: AimTo examine relationships among combat exposure, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms, depression, suicidality, nicotine dependence, and religiosity in Croatian veterans.MethodsThis cross-sectional study used Combat Exposure Scale (CES) to quantify the stressor severity, PTSD Checklist 5 (PCL) to quantify PTSD severity, Duke University Religion Index to quantify religiosity, Montgomery Asberg (MADRS) and Hamilton Depression (HAM-D) rating scales to measure depression/suicidality, and Fagerstrom Test… Show more

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“…Veterans with PTSD smoked more frequently and smoked a higher number of cigarettes per day than control subjects. These results agree with increased smoking and heavier smoking in patients with PTSD [ 21 ] since moderate to high nicotine dependence was associated with greater symptomatology of both PTSD and depressive symptoms in another sample of Croatian war veterans [ 77 ]. No significant effect of the smoking status on cognition was found in controls using the PANSS and the ROCF test scores.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 74%
“…Veterans with PTSD smoked more frequently and smoked a higher number of cigarettes per day than control subjects. These results agree with increased smoking and heavier smoking in patients with PTSD [ 21 ] since moderate to high nicotine dependence was associated with greater symptomatology of both PTSD and depressive symptoms in another sample of Croatian war veterans [ 77 ]. No significant effect of the smoking status on cognition was found in controls using the PANSS and the ROCF test scores.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 74%
“…Co-existence of multiple mental disorders among PLWH is common and has been reported [ 35 , 42 ]. Higher intrinsic religiosity was also associated with probable PTSD; other studies have reported religiosity as a coping mechanism for probable PTSD [ 44 ]. Those who had a history of lifetime smoking had higher odds of probable PTSD.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Those who had a history of lifetime smoking had higher odds of probable PTSD. Smoking has been found to be highly prevalent among patients with probable PTSD for its mood enhancement consequences and may serve as a coping mechanism for a cluster of negative affect, anxiety, and depression induced by probable PTSD [ 44 47 ].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Some noteworthy examples do exist, mostly focusing on specific demographics. Notably, a number of studies have addressed the 1990's post-war suicide as a direct result of the trauma experienced by many people during the Croatian War of Independence in the early 1990s ( 3 10 ).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%