Predictors of chronic post-traumatic stress disorder. A prospective study.

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BACKGROUND:

Most individuals who, shortly after trauma, express symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) recover within one year of their traumatic experiences. In contrast, those who remain ill for one year rarely recover completely. The early identification of the latter is, therefore, very important.

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To prospectively evaluate predictors of PTSD at four months and one year.

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Children's symptoms in the wake of Challenger: a field study of distant-traumatic effects and an outline of related conditions.

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The Challenger space shuttle explosion in January 1986 offered an opportunity to determine what, if any, symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and bereavement normal latency-age children and adolescents would develop after a distant, horrifying event.

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Domestic terrorism with chemical or biological agents: psychiatric aspects.

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OBJECTIVE:

This article highlights the mental health consequences of a domestic terrorist incident involving chemical or biological weapons.

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The author reviews the literature on the neuropsychiatric effects of selected chemical and biological weapon agents, on the psychological sequelae of mass disasters, and on approaches to crisis intervention.

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Public health and complex emergencies: new issues, new conditions.

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Disaster-related bereavement: acute symptoms and subsequent depression.

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Posttraumatic stress and change in lifestyle among the Hanshin-Awaji earthquake victims.

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BACKGROUND:

In 1995, Japan's Hanshin-Awaji area was severely damaged by a major earthquake. Lifestyle factors, sometimes associated with physical health and mortality, have also been known to be associated with mental health status. This report examines the relationship between the subsequent change in lifestyle and the psychological stress induced by the earth quake.

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An examination of antecedent traumas and psychiatric comorbidity among male inmates with PTSD.

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Comparing perceived self-efficacy among adolescent Bosnian and Croatian refugees with and without posttraumatic stress disorder.

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Psychiatric disorders among survivors of the Oklahoma City bombing.

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CONTEXT:

Disasters expose unselected populations to traumatic events and can be used to study the mental health effects. The Oklahoma City, Okla, bombing is particularly significant for the study of mental health sequelae of trauma because its extreme magnitude and scope have been predicted to render profound psychiatric effects on survivors.

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Relationship of psychiatric status to Gulf War veterans' health problems.

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OBJECTIVE:

A growing body of research has shown that there are important links between certain psychiatric disorders and health symptom reporting. Two disorders in particular (posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and major depression) have been the most widely implicated to date, and this association has sometimes been used to explain the occurrence of ill-defined medical problems and increased somatic symptoms in certain groups, most recently Gulf War veterans.

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