PTSD, depression, prescription drug use, and health care utilization of Chinese workers affected by the WTC attacks

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 203-210

  de Bocanegra, Heike Thiel ^c,d   Moskalenko, Sophia ^a   Kramer, Elizabeth J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Asian American; Depression; Disaster terrorism; Displaced workers; Immigrants; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Prescription drug use; WorldTrade Center

Indexed keywords

NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PATIENT COUNSELING; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TERRORISM;

ADULT; AGED; ASIAN AMERICANS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK CITY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; SEPTEMBER 11 TERRORIST ATTACKS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; WORKPLACE;

EID: 33745340451     PISSN: 15571912     EISSN: 15571920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-006-9323-0     Document Type: Article

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