Objectives To evaluate the association between adverse experiences during Hurricane
María and mental and emotional distress in Puerto Rico. Methods This cross-sectional study …

Background Mental health disorders have an increased prevalence in communities that
experienced devastating natural disasters. Maria, a category 5 hurricane, struck Puerto Rico …

ObjectivesThe aim of this study was to compare the effect of Hurricane Maria on internalizing
and posttraumatic stress disorders (PTSD) among Puerto Ricans who moved to Florida after …

ObjectivesThis pilot study aimed to assess the community needs and population health
status for the low-income town of Punta Santiago, situated on the southeastern coast of …

Importance During the past century, more than 100 catastrophic hurricanes have impacted
the Florida coast; climate change will likely be associated with increases in the intensity of …

Objective: Hurricane Harvey made landfall on August 25, 2017 and resulted in widespread
flooding in Houston and the surrounding areas. This study aimed to explore the associations …

Climate change has increased the likelihood that each tropical cyclone will intensify to a
major hurricane, destroying communities and causing tremendous distress. The purpose of …

Disasters can have wide‐ranging effects on individuals and their communities. Loss of
specific resources (eg, household contents, job) following a disaster has not been well …

Objectives Natural disasters may increase risk for a broad range of psychiatric disorders,
both in the short-and in the medium-term. We sought to determine the prevalence and …

Little is known about the combined impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and other major
disasters on mental health. Hurricane Harvey hit the Gulf Coast in 2017, resulting in …