Epidemiologic psychiatric studies on post-disaster impact among Chi-Chi earthquake survivors in Yu-Chi, Taiwan

Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 370-378

  Chou, Frank Huang Chih ^a,b,c   Wu, Hung Chi ^a,c   Chou, Pesus ^c   Su, Chao Yueh ^b   Tsai, Kuan Yi ^a,c   Chao, Shin Shin ^a   Chen, Ming Chao ^a   Su, Tom Tung Ping ^d   Sun, Wen Jung ^c,e   Ou Yang, Wen Chen ^c,f  

^a KAI SUAN PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b I SHOU UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e Kaohsiung County ^*  (Taiwan)

^f Chia Nan Psychiatric Center   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Earthquake; Major depression; Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; EARTHQUAKE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PSYCHIATRIST; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING TEST; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; SURVIVOR; TAIWAN;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; COHORT STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NATURAL DISASTERS; ODDS RATIO; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SUICIDE; TAIWAN;

EID: 34347371658     PISSN: 13231316     EISSN: 14401819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1819.2007.01688.x     Document Type: Article

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