Differences in the determinants of posttraumatic stress disorder and depression after a mass traumatic event.
Differences in the determinants of posttraumatic stress disorder and depression after a mass traumatic event.
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10.1002/da.20838
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发表时间:
2011-08
影响因子:
7.4
通讯作者:
Galea, Sandro
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作者:
Tracy, Melissa;Norris, Fran H.;Galea, Sandro
Hurricane Ike struck the Galveston Bay area of Texas on September 13, 2008, leaving substantial destruction and a number of deaths in its wake. We assessed differences in the determinants of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression after this event, including the particular hurricane experiences, including post-event non-traumatic stressors, that were associated with these pathologies. 658 adults who had been living in Galveston and Chambers counties, Texas in the month before Hurricane Ike were interviewed 2-5 months after the hurricane. We collected information on experiences during and after Hurricane Ike, PTSD and depressive symptoms in the month prior to the interview, and socio-demographic characteristics. The prevalence of past month hurricane-related PTSD and depression was 6.1% and 4.9%, respectively. Hurricane experiences, but not socio-demographic characteristics, were associated with Ike-related PTSD. By contrast, lower education and household income, and more lifetime stressors were associated with depression, as were hurricane exposures and hurricane-related stressors. When looking at specific hurricane-related stressors, loss or damage of sentimental possessions was associated with both PTSD and depression; however, health problems related to Ike were associated only with PTSD, whereas financial loss as a result of the hurricane was associated only with depression. PTSD is indeed a disorder of event exposure, whereas risk of depression is more clearly driven by personal vulnerability and exposure to stressors. The role of non-traumatic stressors in shaping risk of both pathologies suggests that alleviating stressors after disasters has clear potential to mitigate the psychological sequelae of these events.
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