Prevalence and predictors of posttraumatic stress symptoms in utility workers deployed to the World Trade Center following the attacks of September 11, 2001

Depression and Anxiety

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 210-217

  Cukor, Judith ^a   Wyka, Katarzyna ^a   Jayasinghe, Nimali ^a   Weathers, Frank ^b   Giosan, Cezar ^a   Leck, Pamela ^a   Roberts, Jennifer ^a   Spielman, Lisa ^a   Crane, Michael ^c   Difede, JoAnn ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

9 11; Disaster workers; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Predictors; PTSD; September 11, 2001; World trade center

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISASTER; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PANIC; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK CITY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PANIC DISORDER; RISK; SEPTEMBER 11 TERRORIST ATTACKS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 79952586592     PISSN: 10914269     EISSN: 15206394     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/da.20776     Document Type: Article

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