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. 2016 Apr;55(2):641-9.
doi: 10.1007/s10943-015-0072-z.

Impact of Mood Spectrum Spirituality and Mysticism Symptoms on Suicidality in Earthquake Survivors with PTSD

Claudia Carmassi  1 , P Stratta  2 , E Calderani  3 , C A Bertelloni  3 , M Menichini  3 , E Massimetti  3 , A Rossi  2 , L Dell'Osso  3
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Impact of Mood Spectrum Spirituality and Mysticism Symptoms on Suicidality in Earthquake Survivors with PTSD

Claudia Carmassi et al. J Relig Health. 2016 Apr.

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.

Keywords: Mood Spectrum–Self Report (MOODS-SR); Mysticism; PTSD; Spirituality; Suicidality; Trauma and Loss Spectrum–Self Report (TALS-SR).

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