Hurricane Georges: A cross-national study examining preparedness, resource loss, and psychological distress in the U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, and the United States

Journal of Traumatic Stress

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 339-350

  Sattler, David N ^a   Preston, Andrew J ^b   Kaiser, Charles F ^b   Olivera, Vivian E ^c   Valdez, Juan ^d   Schlueter, Shannon ^b  

^a WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b School of Business   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^d UNIVERSIDAD APEC   (Dominican Republic)

Author keywords

Acute stress disorder symptoms; Cross cultural; Disaster; Hurricane; Psychological distress; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISASTER; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; NORMAL HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUERTO RICO; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; THEORY; UNITED STATES; VIRGIN ISLANDS (U.S.);

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATURAL DISASTERS; PUERTO RICO; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; UNITED STATES; VIRGIN ISLANDS OF THE UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036792518     PISSN: 08949867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020138022300     Document Type: Article

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