Prevalence and risk factors for posttraumatic stress disorder: A cross-sectional study among survivors of the Wenchuan 2008 earthquake in China

Depression and Anxiety

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1134-1140

  Peng, Kun ^a   Shucheng, Han ^b   Xunchui, Chen ^a   Lan, Yao ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b WUHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Cross sectional study; Earthquake; Influence factors; PTSD

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHINA; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; EARTHQUAKE; ETHNIC GROUP; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SURVIVOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHINA; CRISIS INTERVENTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISASTERS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EARTHQUAKES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; SURVIVORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 73249120786     PISSN: 10914269     EISSN: 15206394     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/da.20612     Document Type: Article

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