Trends in mental illness and suicidality after Hurricane Katrina

Molecular Psychiatry

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 374-384

  Kessler, R C ^a   Galea, S ^b   Gruber, M J ^a   Sampson, N A ^a   Ursano, R J ^c   Wessely, S ^d  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^d KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anxiety disorder; Epidemiology; Mood disorder; Natural disaster; Post traumatic stress disorder

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISASTER; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HURRICANE; INJURY SCALE; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MENTAL DISEASE; MOOD DISORDER; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDERS; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; LOUISIANA; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NATURAL DISASTERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SUICIDE;

EID: 40849139429     PISSN: 13594184     EISSN: 14765578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.mp.4002119     Document Type: Article

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