Emotional distress in disaster victims. A follow-up study

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Psychiatric disorders in relation to medical illness among patients of a general medical out-patient clinic

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Burn victims after a major disaster: reactions of patients and their care-givers

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A test of the social support deterioration model in the context of natural disaster

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A twin study of genetic and environmental contributions to liability for posttraumatic stress symptoms

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This one's for Billy

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The prevalence of ataques de nervios in the Puerto Rico disaster study. The role of culture in psychiatric epidemiology

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Industrial disaster and mental health of children and their parents

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We report the findings of research conducted a year after an industrial disaster (PCB fire), which occurred on Montreal's South Shore in 1988. A total of 1,663 families were evacuated for a period of 18 days. The study evaluated 174 children between the ages of three and eleven years: 87 in the exposed group and 87 in the control sample.

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Structured questionnaires were administered to the children and their mothers and fathers during home visits.

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Premilitary MMPI scores as predictors of combat-related PTSD symptoms

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The authors used data collected before military service to assess predictors of combat-related lifetime symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

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Community patterns of psychiatric disorders after the Exxon Valdez oil spill

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This study examined the relationship between exposure to the Exxon Valdez oil spill and subsequent cleanup efforts and the prevalence of generalized anxiety disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and depressive symptoms in 13 Alaska communities.

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