TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2011//
TI  - Posttraumatic stress disorder 1 month after 2008 earthquake in China: Wenchuan earthquake survey
JO  - Psychiatry research
A1  - Wang, Baojin
A1  - Ni, Chunping
A1  - Chen, Jianfeng
A1  - Liu, Xijuan
A1  - Wang, Arthur
A1  - Shao, Zhongjun
A1  - Xiao, Dan
A1  - Cheng, Howard
A1  - Jiang, Juncheng
A1  - Yan, Yongping
SP  - 392
EP  - 396
VL  - 187
IS  - 3
N2  - 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 development of PTSD 1 month after the 2008 earthquake in China. A random sample of 430 survivors were investigated for PTSD with a self-report questionnaire including the Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Self-rating Scale and Survivor Information Questionnaire between June 15 and June 20, 2008. Using chi-square analysis and multivariate logistic regression analysis, the PTSD morbidity, and risk factors of survivors, PTSD was evaluated. A total of 257 (62.8%) subjects met the criteria for PTSD 1 month after the earthquake. Married status (odds ratio (OR) =2.22, 95%confidence interval (CI): 1.06-4.65), female gender (OR=2.36, 95%CI: 1.51-3.70), having deaths or injury of family members (OR=1.67, 95%CI: 1.07-2.57), low education level (OR=1.39, 95%CI: 1.07-1.80), and losses of possessions (OR=1.82, 95%CI: 1.05-3.16) all had a significant effect on survivors' PTSD. PTSD was as prevalent in disaster victims in China as in those elsewhere. In the early stage of disasters, those victims who were female, not well educated, and suffered considerable losses in their possessions or family members should be paid close attention to during the early psychological intervention.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0165-1781
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2009.07.001
ID  - ref1
ER  -