… -based epidemiologic study of mental health in the aftermath of Hurricane Ike, we recruited …
, Texas for at least one month prior to the hurricane, which hit the area on September 13, 2008…

… not be particularly traumatic or likely to lead to mental disorders, such as PTSD. However,
even with … The findings in this study can be used to inform the mental health and health care …

… the physical impact of Hurricane Ike as well as the mental health outcomes among residents
of … risk for mental health disorders. Mental health interviews focused on posttraumatic stress …

… mental health, physical health, and role functioning domains) remains unexplored. The
purpose of this study was to quantify mental … -based study of Hurricane Ike survivors (N = 658). …

… Hurricane Ike,” “avoiding activities or situations because they reminded you of Hurricane
Ike”… of PTSD from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV-TR; …

… Hurricane Ike struck participated in this study. They were interviewed two to five months
following Hurricane Ike. … damage from Hurricane Ike and that were more likely to be exposed to …

… interviews, participants were asked to verbally respond to several validated self-report
measures that assessed mental health symptoms and functioning after exposure to Hurricane Ike. …

… of hurricane-related losses, disaster exposure, and mental … necessarily have a background
in mental health, but are a … series of studies addressing mental health in disaster-affected …

… -TR (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th edition, text revision) symptoms
of PTSD, such as “repeated, disturbing memories of Hurricane Ike.” Severity scores were …

… mental illness Participants’ predisaster mental health status was assessed at W1. To determine
probable predisaster posttraumatic stress disorder … experienced before Hurricane Ike [26]…