Conditional risk for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)—defined as prevalence, onset,
persistence, or severity of PTSD after traumatic exposure—appears to be higher among …

Abstract Background The 2008 Wenchuan earthquake was unprecedented in Chinese
history both in terms of the magnitude of the quake itself and the scale of human suffering …

The pathways to symptoms of common mental disorder and post-traumatic stress symptoms
among refugees during resettlement need to be better specified. We aim to identify models …

ÔDisaster research owes a lot to development studies and yet the debt is often not
acknowledged. In this scholarly but accessible book by Sarah Bradshaw, we see a very …

Epidemiology is the science concerned with estimating and describing the prevalence and
distribution of health and illness in the population. Research on the epidemiology of …

Prevalence rates of trauma and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) were estimated from a
probability sample of 2,509 adults from 4 cities in Mexico. PTSD was assessed according to …

Samples of adults representative of Tezuitlán, Puebla and Villahermosa, Tobasco
(combined N= 561), were interviewed 6, 12, 18, and 24 months after the devastating 1999 …

This chapter explores the impact of disasters on women and girls, with particular reference
to the context of the develo** world. It critically explores the conceptual and theoretical …

The 26 December 2004 earthquake and tsunami unfairly hit the different ethnic groups of
Aceh, Indonesia. About 170,000 Acehnese and Minangkabau people died in the Northern …

Mental health professionals from North America and Europe have become common
participants in postconflict and disaster relief efforts outside of North America and Europe …