Prevalence and risk factors for posttraumatic stress disorder among survivors from a coal mining accident after 2 and 10 months

Journal of Central South University (Medical Sciences)

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 279-283

  Hou, Cai Lan ^a,b,c   Li, Ling Jiang ^c   Zhang, Yan ^c   Li, Wei Hui ^c   Li, Ze Xuan ^c   Yang, Jian Li ^c   Li, Gong Ying ^c  

^a GUANGDONG PROVINCIAL PEOPLE'S HOSPITAL   (China)

^b Mental Health Institute of Guangdong Province   (China)

^c CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Coal mining accident; Prevalence; PTSD; Risk factors; Survivors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHINA; COAL MINING; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SURVIVOR;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADULT; ANXIETY; CHINA; COAL MINING; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; SURVIVORS;

EID: 44449151131     PISSN: 16727347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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