Brief screening instrument for post-traumatic stress disorder.

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BACKGROUND:

Brief screening instruments appear to be a viable way of detecting post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) but none has yet been adequately validated.

AIMS:

To test and cross-validate a brief instrument that is simple to administer and score.

METHOD:

Forty-one survivors of a rail crash were administered a questionnaire, followed by a structured clinical interview 1 week later.

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Research on the mental health effects of terrorism

The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, established a backdrop against which mental health effects of disasters, especially large-scale intentionally created disasters, assumed central stage in US public health. Methodologically sound data are required to understand the mental health effects of terrorism and must guide all postdisaster mental health activities from clinical interventions to administrative policy.

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Measuring trauma and health status in refugees : a critical review.

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CONTEXT:

Refugees experience multiple traumatic events and have significant associated health problems, but data about refugee trauma and health status are often conflicting and difficult to interpret.

OBJECTIVES:

To assess the characteristics of the literature on refugee trauma and health, to identify and evaluate instruments used to measure refugee trauma and health status, and to recommend improvements.

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Psychological reactions to terrorist attacks : findings from the National Study of Americans' Reactions to September 11.

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CONTEXT:

The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, represent an unprecedented exposure to trauma in the United States.

OBJECTIVES:

To assess psychological symptom levels in the United States following the events of September 11 and to examine the association between postattack symptoms and a variety of indices of exposure to the events.

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Political violence, ethnic conflict, and contemporary wars : broad implications for health and social well-being.

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The effects of September 11 on traumatized refugees : reactivation of posttraumatic stress disorder.

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Assessing dissociation as a risk factor for posttraumatic stress disorder : a study of adult offspring of holocaust survivors

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Depression in medical patients

Depressive illness is usually treatable. It is common and results in marked disability, diminished survival, and increased healthcare costs. As a result, it is essential that all doctors have a basic understanding of its diagnosis and management. In patients with physical illness depression may

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Research on psychiatric outcomes and interventions subsequent to disasters : a review of the literature.

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A glossary for multilevel analysis

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Multilevel analysis has recently emerged as a useful analytical technique in several fields, including public health and epidemiology. This glossary defines key concepts and terms used in multilevel analysis.

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