Natural disasters and post-traumatic stress disorder : short-term versus long-term recovery in two disaster-affected communities.
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TextLanguage: ENG Publication details: 1990Description: 20p., 1 fig, 4 tabs, 22 refsSubject: Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in adults following disaster-precipitated family relocation was investigated in a longitudinal study of family and individual response to natural disasters. Adult participants included 78 women and 77 men in two communities. Psychosocial adjustment was measured at two points in time: at 4 months and 16 months after the disaster. Instruments used for assessing stress-related symptomatology included the Horowitz Impact Event Scale (HIES) and the Diagnostic Interview Schedule (DIS). Major findings included: a/ levels of short-term stress symptomotalogy and diagnosable PTSD were substantial in both communities; b/ significant decrements in these levels occured by 16-months postdisaster; c/ substantial gender differences (greater levels for women) were apparent in both short- and long-term PTSD response rates; and; d/ patterns and levels of PTSD symptoms were different in the two communities. Findings have implications for the interpretation of PTSD within the context of family-and-community level variables.
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Reprinted from Journal of Applied Psychology, Vol. 20., 1990, pp1746-1765
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Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in adults following disaster-precipitated family relocation was investigated in a longitudinal study of family and individual response to natural disasters. Adult participants included 78 women and 77 men in two communities. Psychosocial adjustment was measured at two points in time: at 4 months and 16 months after the disaster. Instruments used for assessing stress-related symptomatology included the Horowitz Impact Event Scale (HIES) and the Diagnostic Interview Schedule (DIS). Major findings included: a/ levels of short-term stress symptomotalogy and diagnosable PTSD were substantial in both communities; b/ significant decrements in these levels occured by 16-months postdisaster; c/ substantial gender differences (greater levels for women) were apparent in both short- and long-term PTSD response rates; and; d/ patterns and levels of PTSD symptoms were different in the two communities. Findings have implications for the interpretation of PTSD within the context of family-and-community level variables.
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