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Trial reportAIDS care2023

Exploring self-esteem during expressive writing about trauma predicts decreased depression in people with HIV.

Rachel M Verhagen, Adam W Carrico, Emily M Hylton, Rick Stuetzle, Gail Ironson

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in AIDS care, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Rachel M VerhagenDepartment of Psychology, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, USA.
Adam W CarricoDepartment of Public Health, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, USA.
Emily M HyltonDepartment of Psychology, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, USA.
Rick StuetzleDepartment of Psychology, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, USA.
Gail IronsonDepartment of Psychology, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4770-1464
University of Miami · US

Funding

Efficacy of an Emotional Disclosure Intervention in HIVR01AT002035 · NCCIH · UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI CORAL GABLES · PI IRONSON, GAIL H · 2003 to 2007
$3.2M
NCCIH NIH HHS R01 AT002035
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Self-esteem is often negatively impacted by trauma. Low self-esteem has been related to significantly worse depression in people with HIV (PWH). This study explores whether the expression of words related to self-esteem during a 4-session augmented trauma writing intervention predicted post-traumatic stress, depressive symptoms, and health outcomes 6-months later. Ninety-five PWH completed four 30-minute augmented trauma writing sessions in the intervention arm of a randomized controlled trial. One augmented session was devoted to self-esteem. Two individuals coded trauma essays for number of self-esteem words. CD4+ and viral load data were collected, and the Davidson PTSD Scale and the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale were administered at baseline, one-, and six-month follow-up. Greater total self-esteem words were related to lower depressive symptoms at 6-months, controlling for depressive symptoms at study entry, age, race, and education (t(80) = -2.235, ß = -0.239, SE = 0.283,

Indexed as

HIV InfectionsStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticDepressionHumansSelf ConceptWritingdepressionHIVpost-traumatic stressself-esteem

Identifiers

PMID37149898
PMCPMC13127685
OpenAlexW4372782018

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