Psychopathological chronic sequelae of the 2009 earthquake in L'Aquila, Italy

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 148, Issue 2-3, 2013, Pages 265-271

  Gigantesco, A ^a   Mirante, N ^a   Granchelli, C ^b   Diodati, G ^b   Cofini, V ^c   Mancini, C ^d   Carbonelli, A ^b   Tarolla, E ^a   Minardi, V ^a   Salmaso, S ^a   D'Argenio, P ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b ASL Pescara   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^d ASL Avezzano   (Italy)

Author keywords

Earthquake; General community population; Major depression disorder; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEATH; EARTHQUAKE; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL STATUS; SURVIVOR; TELECONSULTATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DISASTERS; EARTHQUAKES; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOPATHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; SURVIVORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84877700691     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: 15732517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2012.12.006     Document Type: Article

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