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Natural Disasters and Post‐traumatic Stress Disorder Short‐Term versus Long‐Term Recovery in Two Disaster‐Affected Communities1
Abstract
Post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in adults following disaster‐precipitated family relocation was investigated in a longitudinal study of family and individual response to natural disasters. Adult participants included 78 women and 77 men in two communities. Psychosocial adjustment was measured at two points in time: at 4 months and 16 months after the disaster. Instruments used for assessing stress‐related symptomatology included the Horowitz Impact of Event Scale (HIES) and the Diagnostic Interview Schedule (DIS). Major findings included: (a) levels of short‐term stress symptomatology and diagnosable PTSD were substantial in both communities; (b) significant decrements in these levels occurred by 16‐months postdisaster;(c) substantial gender differences (greater levels for women) were apparent in both short‐ and long‐term PTSD response rates; and (d) patterns and levels of PTSD symptoms were different in the two communities. Findings have implications for the interpretation of PTSD within the context of family‐ and community‐level variables.
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Metadata
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- Steinglass, P., & Gerrity, E.
- Venue
- Journal of Applied Social Psychology
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 1990-12
- Volume
- 20
- Issue
- 21
- Pages
- 1746-1765
- ISSN
- 0021-9029 (ISSN-L)
- 1559-1816
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- W1999544475
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- 222
- References
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- FWCI
- 7.19
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- journal article
- Language
- en
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- closed
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