Assessment of prevalence and determinants of posttraumatic stress disorder in survivors of earthquake in Pakistan using Davidson trauma scale

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 136, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 238-243

  Ali, Moazzam ^a   Farooq, Nasir ^b   Bhatti, Mohammad Ayaz ^c   Kuroiwa, Chushi ^d  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b AYUB MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Pakistan)

^c Islamic International Medical College   (Pakistan)

^d Yotsukaidou Tokushukai Medical Center   (Japan)

Author keywords

Davidson Trauma Scale; Earthquake; Pakistan; PTSD; Religion; Social capital

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DAVIDSON TRAUMA SCALE; EARTHQUAKE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HOUSING; HUMAN; INCOME; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; PAKISTAN; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFUGEE; RELIGION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; SURVIVOR; UNEMPLOYMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISASTERS; EARTHQUAKES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAKISTAN; PREVALENCE; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; SURVIVORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857368993     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: 15732517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2011.12.023     Document Type: Article

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