Earthquake-related psychological distress and associated factors 4 years after the Parnitha earthquake in Greece

European Psychiatry

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 137-144

  Livanou, Maria ^a   Kasvikis, Yiannis ^b   Başoǧlu, Metin ^a   Mytskidou, Pashalia ^b   Sotiropoulou, Vivi ^b   Spanea, Efrosyni ^b   Mitsopoulou, Titika ^b   Voutsa, Nikoletta ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Behaviour Therapy Unit   (Greece)

Author keywords

Depression; Disaster; Earthquake; Greece; PTSD

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EARTHQUAKE; FEAR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GREECE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALADJUSTMENT; MALE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 15744366145     PISSN: 09249338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2004.06.025     Document Type: Article

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