Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) widely occurs among victims or witness of disasters.
With flashbacks, hyperarousal, and avoidance being the typical symptoms, PTSD became a …

There has been a long history since human beings began to realize the existence of post-
traumatic symptoms. Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a diagnostic category adopted in …

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a debilitating psychiatric syndrome with complex
etiology. Studies aiming to explore genetic susceptibility and environmental triggers of PTSD …

The objective of the study was to understand the rate of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
and to explore the effects of sociodemographic characteristics and the disaster losses on the …

Background: The impact of the May 2008 Wenchuan earthquake, measuring a massive 8.0
on the surface wave magnitude scale, on public health in China has been significant and …

Large-scale natural disasters, such as earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, and
typhoons, occur worldwide. After the Great East Japan earthquake and tsunami, our medical …

PURPOSE: Exposure to earthquake has been associated with psychological distress, in
particular, the development of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The aims of this study …

Objective To estimate the prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and assess
determinants related to PTSD symptoms among adult earthquake survivors after the 2008 …

Abstract Background The 2008 Wenchuan earthquake was unprecedented in Chinese
history both in terms of the magnitude of the quake itself and the scale of human suffering …

Background Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is the most prevalent type of psychiatric
disorder among children after an earthquake. This study investigated the role of trauma …