The Brisbane floods, January 1974: their impact on health.
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TextLanguage: ENG Publication details: 1976Description: 5p., 3 tables, 1 fig, 6 refsSubject(s): Subject: In the 12 months following the Brisbane flood of 1974, 234 flooded families and 163 non-flooded families were interviewed to ascertain changes in health status. Increased psychological symptoms were significantly more common in female than in male flood victims and significantly more common in both sexes than increased physical complaints. The incidence of psychiatric symptoms was directly related to dissatisfaction with help received.
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Reprinted from Medical Journal of Australia; 1976; 2; pp.936-939
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In the 12 months following the Brisbane flood of 1974, 234 flooded families and 163 non-flooded families were interviewed to ascertain changes in health status. Increased psychological symptoms were significantly more common in female than in male flood victims and significantly more common in both sexes than increased physical complaints. The incidence of psychiatric symptoms was directly related to dissatisfaction with help received.
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