TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2008//
TI  - The psychological impact of a catastrophic earthquake: a retrospective study 50 years after the event
JO  - Journal of nervous and mental disease
A1  - Lazaratou, Helen
A1  - Paparrigopoulos, Thomas
A1  - Galanos, Gerassimos
A1  - Psarros, C.
A1  - Dikeos, Dimitris
A1  - Soldatos, Constantin
SP  - 340
EP  - 344
VL  - 196
IS  - 4
N2  - Aim of the present study was to retrospectively assess the impact of a catastrophic earthquake in a sample of 121 survivors, 50 years after the event. Mean age +/- SD of the responders was 72.2 +/- 6.1 years. The majority of the victims (78%) acknowledged a strong overall impact of the earthquake on their lives, and almost all of them had intense recollection of the event at its anniversary. The most frequent symptom during the 6 months after the earthquake was persistent remembering or "reliving" of the event; women had considerably more often recurrent dreams of the earthquake and distress than did men. Women and young adults at the time of the earthquake appear to be the most vulnerable groups regarding the psychological effects of the event.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0022-3018
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/NMD.0b013e31816a62c6
ID  - ref1
ER  -