Psychopathology in the aftermath of the Haiti earthquake: A population-based study of posttraumatic stress disorder and major depression

Depression and Anxiety

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 413-424

  Cerdá, Magdalena ^a   Paczkowski, Magdalena ^a   Galea, Sandro ^a   Nemethy, Kevin ^a,b   Péan, Claude ^c   Desvarieux, Moïse ^a,b,d  

^a Mailman School of Public Health   (United States)

^b EHESP SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (France)

^c Institut Fame Pareo Haiti   (United States)

^d INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

anxiety; depression; gender; life events stressors; mood disorders; posttraumatic stress disorder; trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CADAVER; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EARTHQUAKE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HAITI; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; OCCUPATION; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVIVOR; UNEMPLOYMENT; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; COHORT STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DISASTERS; EARTHQUAKES; FEMALE; HAITI; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; SURVIVORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84876888051     PISSN: 10914269     EISSN: 15206394     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/da.22007     Document Type: Article

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