Earthquakes have been found to be associated with increased prevalence of psychiatric
disorders: Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) with a diagnosis range of 1.5%-74 …

Objectives Earthquakes are unpredictable and devastating natural disasters. They can
cause massive destruction and loss of life and survivors may suffer psychological symptoms …

Background and aims Various studies assessed rates of post-traumatic stress disorder
(PTSD) following natural disasters including earthquakes. Yet, samples were often non …

Background: Only few studies accessed the prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder
(PTSD) one month after an earthquake. Our goal was to study the prevalence of PTSD …

Background Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a common psychological disorder
caused by unusual threats or catastrophic events. Little is known about the combined …

Exposure to earthquakes has been associated with psychological distress and in particular
the development of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Earthquake-related psychological …

OBJECTIVE: This study evaluated the severity of posttraumatic stress and depressive
reactions among children and adolescents 3 months after the 1999 earthquake in Ano …

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 …

Aim The aim of the study is to evaluate the presence of PTSD diagnosis, psychological
distress and post-traumatic symptoms in a population of young earthquake survivors after …

Abstract Background On January 12, 2010, a powerful 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck the
Republic of Haiti and destroyed Port-au-Prince, the capital and others cities across the …