The psychological sequelae of disaster stress prospectively and retrospectively evaluated.
Material type: TextLanguage: ENG Publication details: 1990Description: 20p., 7 tabs, 51 refsSubject: Aimed to document the psychological sequelae of a disaster in the adult (17-68 years) population of the Caribbean island of Puerto Rico, by surveying 912 persons with a Spanish version of the Diagnostic Interview Schedule. All the effects were relatively small, suggesting that most disaster victims were rather resilient to the development of new psychological symptoms. Comparison of results with previous findings and its implications for both disaster and stress research are discussed, as well as the role of community psychologists in disaster action.Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Reprinted from American Journal of Community Psychology, Vol. 18, No. 5, 1990, pp. 661-680
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Aimed to document the psychological sequelae of a disaster in the adult (17-68 years) population of the Caribbean island of Puerto Rico, by surveying 912 persons with a Spanish version of the Diagnostic Interview Schedule. All the effects were relatively small, suggesting that most disaster victims were rather resilient to the development of new psychological symptoms. Comparison of results with previous findings and its implications for both disaster and stress research are discussed, as well as the role of community psychologists in disaster action.
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