Abstract Purpose of Review This paper reviews recent research on the depression in young
people following exposure to catastrophic stresses such as disasters, terrorism and political …

Objective: To report on the use of the Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Reaction Index (PTSD-
RI) and the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) in identifying children and …

Although posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is highly comorbid with psychiatric disorders,
little longitudinal research has been conducted to determine the potentially causal links. This …

The Asian earthquake and subsequent tsunami of December 2004, one of the largest
natural disasters in recent history, resulted in the deaths of over 250,000 people and …

Background Serious and long-lasting psychiatric consequences can be found in children
and adolescents following earthquake, including the development of posttraumatic stress …

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

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 identified post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptom clusters in Turkish
children and adolescents who experienced the 1999 Marmara Earthquake, which was …

Objective: This study was undertaken 1 years after the 1 988 earthquake in Armenia to
assess the frequency and severity ofposttraumatic stress reactions among elderly and …

Objective: Developmental approaches have not been widely used in child and adolescent
posttraumatic stress disorder research, and little is known about developmental differences …