@article{ref1,
title="Disability and posttraumatic stress disorder in disaster relief workers responding to September 11, 2001 World Trade Center Disaster",
journal="Journal of clinical psychology (Hoboken)",
year="2009",
author="Evans, S. and Patt, Ivy and Giosan, Cezar and Spielman, Lisa and Difede, Joann",
volume="65",
number="7",
pages="684 - 694",
abstract="Empirical evidence suggests that social and occupational disability plays a significant role in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The purpose of this study was to assess the role of social/occupational disability and to identify predictors of the development of PTSD in a group of disaster relief workers (DRWs) who had been deployed to the World Trade Center (WTC) following September 11, 2001. Eight hundred forty-two utility workers completed a battery of comprehensive tests measuring PTSD and social occupational functioning. Results indicated a significant association between PTSD symptoms and impaired social/occupational functioning. Symptomatic workers were also more likely to have a history of trauma, panic disorder, and depression. Those with a history of trauma, depression, generalized anxiety disorder or panic reported significantly more disability than those without a psychiatric history. Careful screening of PTSD and social/occupational functioning in DRWs following a disaster is warranted so that early treatment can be undertaken to prevent a chronic and disabling course. (c) 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Psychol 65: 1-11, 2009.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0021-9762",
doi="10.1002/jclp.20575",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jclp.20575"
}