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The Aetiology of Post-traumatic Stress Disorders Following a Natural Disaster

McFarlane, Alexander Cowell·1988·British Journal of Psychiatry
DOI 10.1192/bjp.152.1.116
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The onset of post-traumatic stress disorders in a group of firefighters who had an intense exposure to a bushfire disaster was investigated using a longitudinal research design. Contrary to expectation, the intensity of exposure, the perceived threat, and the losses sustained in the disaster, when considered independently, were not predictors of post traumatic stress disorder. By contrast, introversion, neuroticism, and a past history and family history of psychiatric disorder were premorbid factors significantly associated with the development of chronic post-traumatic stress disorders.

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Authors
McFarlane, A. C.
Venue
British Journal of Psychiatry
Publisher
Royal College of Psychiatrists
Published
1988-01
Volume
152
Issue
1
Pages
116-121
ISSN
  • 0007-1250 (ISSN-L)
  • 1472-1465
DOI
10.1192/bjp.152.1.116
OpenAlex
W2079568056
Cited by
278
References
13
FWCI
9.75
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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