Three-year follow-up study of the relationship between posttraumatic stress symptoms and quality of life among earthquake survivors in Yu-Chi, Taiwan

Journal of Psychiatric Research

Volumn 41, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 90-96

  Tsai, Kuan Yi ^a,b   Chou, Pesus ^a   Chou, Frank Huang Chih ^b,c   Su, Tom Tung Ping ^d   Lin, Shih Chi ^a,b   Lu, Ming Kun ^e   Ou Yang, Wen Chen ^a,f   Su, Chao Yueh ^d   Chao, Shih Shih ^c   Huang, Ming Wei ^g   Wu, Huang Chi ^b   Sun, Wen Jung ^a,h   Su, Shu Fang ^b   Chen, Ming Chao ^b  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b KAI SUAN PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c I SHOU UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e CHI MEI MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^f Chia Nan Psychiatric Center   (Taiwan)

^g Chia Yi Veterans Hospital   (Taiwan)

^h Department of Health Hunei Health Station ^*  (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Disaster related psychological screening test (DRPST); Medical outcomes study short form 36 (MOS SF 36); Posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS); Quality of life (QOL)

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DISASTER; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SHORT FORM 36; TAIWAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; NATURAL DISASTERS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; SURVIVORS; TAIWAN;

EID: 33750733299     PISSN: 00223956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2005.10.004     Document Type: Article

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