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

This study aimed to investigate the risk factors for the development of PTSD that arises from
a catastrophic event such as an earthquake disaster. For a systematic literature review …

Background Natural disasters cause long term psychological consequences, especially post-
traumatic stress disorders. It has been regarded as the most prevalent of psychiatric …

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 …

Background: Studies about stress disorders following a disaster have mainly been based on
single-event trauma with little emphasis on multiple traumas. Aims: This study investigated …

Objective: To obtain preliminary statistics of prevalence of Post-traumatic stress disorder
(PTSD) and co-morbid depression in earthquake survivors. Design: Cross sectional survey …

Abstract Background The 2010 earthquake in Haiti caused significant human and material
damages, thousands of deaths and injuries, and 1.5 million homeless. This systematic …

PTSD is considered the most common negative psychological reactions among survivors
following an earthquake. The present study sought to find out the determinants of PTSD in …

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

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a common and disabling condition with high
incidence after an earthquake. The objective of the present study was to identify risk factors …