Risk of posttraumatic stress disorder and depression in survivors of the floods in Bihar, India

Indian Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 63, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 330-334

  Telles, Shirley ^a,b   Singh, Nilkamal ^a   Joshi, Meesha ^a  

^a Patanjali Yogpeeth ^*  (India)

^b Patanjali Yog Peeth Trust Hardwar   (India)

Author keywords

Disasters; India; Posttraumatic stress disorders

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FLOODING; GENDER; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; NATURAL DISASTER; POST HOC ANALYSIS; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING QUESTIONNAIRE FOR DISASTER MENTAL HEALTH; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURVIVOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FLOODS; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; SURVIVORS;

EID: 70349948972     PISSN: 00195359     EISSN: 19983654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5359.55883     Document Type: Article

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