Psychiatric morbidity following Hurricane Andrew

Journal of Traumatic Stress

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 607-612

  David, Daniella ^a   Mellman, Thomas A ^a   Mendoza, Lourdes M ^a   Kulick Bell, Renee ^a   Ironson, Gail ^a   Schneiderman, Neil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

disaster; hurricane; posttraumatic stress disorder

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DESTRUCTION; DISASTER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; FLORIDA; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATURAL DISASTERS; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 0029972369     PISSN: 08949867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02103669     Document Type: Article

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