Perceived benefit and mental health after three types of disaster

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Predicting PTSD in trauma survivors: prospective evaluation of self-report and clinician-administered instruments

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This study examined the ability of commonly used questionnaires and a structured clinical interview to predict PTSD in recent trauma survivors.

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A comparison between somatic symptoms with and without clear organic cause: results of an international study

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The aim of this study was to determine differences between patients attending primary-care clinics with somatic symptoms for which no organic cause can be found, and those with a clear organic basis for their complaints.

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Psychiatric morbidity following a natural disaster: an Australian bushfire

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The threat of biological weapons. Prophylaxis and mitigation of psychological and social consequences

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Disasters, the media and social structures: a typology of credibility hierarchy persistence based on a newspaper coverage of the Love Canal and six other disasters

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Tools for evaluating disasters: preliminary results of some hundreds of disasters

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Psychological factors affecting health after toxicological disasters

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Social support and network conflict in firefighters and paramedics

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Stress reactions in disaster victims following the Bijlmermeer plane crash

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This article examined posttraumatic stress symptoms in a sample of disaster victims following the Bijlmermeer plane crash of October, 1992, in the Netherlands. Findings indicated that six months after the disaster 26% of the respondents were suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The victims' PTSD was strongly associated with material damage and loss. The discussion of the results focuses on the distinction between normal and pathological stress reactions and the implications for disaster after-care.

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