Depression, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, and Life Satisfaction in Greenlandic Adults

• Main Author: Zaragoza Scherman, Alejandra
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Danish
• Published: Dansk Psykologisk Forlag 2017
• Subjects: Greenland; greenlandic
• Online Access: https://tidsskrift.dk/psyke/article/view/100080

Suicide is a major public health problem in Greenland. Despitethe fact that suicide is highly associated with depression, posttraumaticstress disorder (PTSD), and life satisfaction there arevirtually no data about the extent to which Greenlandic individualsexperience these mental health problems or a sense of wellbeing.In this study, a group of 137 Greenlandic adults completedmeasures of depression, PTSD, and life satisfaction. In addition,they also provided memories of traumatic or stressful and positivelife events they had experienced during their lives. No sexdifferences were found in any of the measures. Results showedthat 25.8 % of the participants reported symptoms of mild ormajor depression, while 13% reported high PTSD scores, and10% of the sample reported being dissatisfied with their lives.Keywords: depression, PTSD, life satisfaction, Greenlandicmiddle-aged and older adults, life events