Objective: This study assessed the traumatic stress symptoms and related factors in two
towns affected by two earthquakes, which killed 20 000 people in 1999 in Turkey. Method: A …

This study examined the prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression
14 months after the earthquake in Turkey in 2 randomly selected samples from the epicenter …

This study examined the prevalence of post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and comorbid
depression some three years after the August 1999 earthquake in Turkey among a sample …

Earthquakes and their consequences present a major global public health problem. In 1998,
a major earthquake struck Southern Turkey. The aims of this study were to describe …

This study examined the incidence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression
in 586 earthquake survivors living in prefabricated housing sites a mean of 20 months after …

This study examined the rates of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression and
associated risk factors in earthquake survivors in Turkey. A group of 1,000 people from 3 …

This study examined the incidence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression
in 1027 earthquake survivors who were consecutively referred to a community center at a …

We explored the prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and its relation to
demographic characteristics and other risk factors for developing PTSD in a large sample …

Disasters traumatically expose normal populations to severe threats to life, deaths of
relatives and massive environmental destruction. Epidemiological studies found that women …

Background The objective of the study is to describe the community prevalence of
psychiatric disorder, mainly posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and Major Depressive …