Post-traumatic stress disorder following disasters: A systematic review

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 467-480

  Neria, Y ^a,b   Nandi, A ^c   Galea, S ^b,d,e  

^a Columbia University Medical Center ^*  (United States)

^b Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health ^*  (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e NEW YORK ACADEMY OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Disaster; Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD); Trauma

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISASTER; FLOODING; HUMAN; PERSONALITY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; REVIEW; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVIVOR;

DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISASTERS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 40449095730     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291707001353     Document Type: Review

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