Psychological distress and somatic symptoms after natural disaster: differential vulnerability among older adults.

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Phifer, Jame F

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TextLanguage: ENG Publication details: 1989Description: 11p., 1 fig, 3 tabs, 78 refsSubject: In a panel study, more than 200 older adults were interviewed before and after a severe flood to southeastern Kentucky in 1984. The issue in this study was whether adult flood victims were differentially vulnerable to increases in psychological and physical symptoms on the basis of their age, sex, marital status, occupational status, education level, and preflood symptom levels. Flood exposure was related to increases in depressive, anxiety, and somatic symptoms at 18 months postflood. Implications for crisis-intervention services to older disaster victims are discussed.

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Reprinted from Psychology and Aging; 1990; Vol 5 No 3; pp412-420

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In a panel study, more than 200 older adults were interviewed before and after a severe flood to southeastern Kentucky in 1984. The issue in this study was whether adult flood victims were differentially vulnerable to increases in psychological and physical symptoms on the basis of their age, sex, marital status, occupational status, education level, and preflood symptom levels. Flood exposure was related to increases in depressive, anxiety, and somatic symptoms at 18 months postflood. Implications for crisis-intervention services to older disaster victims are discussed.

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