TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2011//
TI  - Identification of post traumatic stress disorder and risk factors in military first responders 6 months after Wen Chuan earthquake in China
JO  - Journal of affective disorders
A1  - Wang, Hao
A1  - Jin, Hua
A1  - Nunnink, Sarah E.
A1  - Guo, Wei
A1  - Sun, Jinhua
A1  - Shi, Jianyong
A1  - Zhao, Bin
A1  - Bi, Yinhau
A1  - Yan, Tingjian
A1  - Yu, Holly
A1  - Wang, G.
A1  - Gao, Ziyou
A1  - Zhao, Heyuan
A1  - Ou, Yanghui
A1  - Song, Zixiagn
A1  - Chen, Fangbin
A1  - Lohr, James B.
A1  - Baker, Dewleen G.
SP  - 213
EP  - 219
VL  - 130
IS  - 1-2
N2  - BACKGROUND: Military personnel commonly serve as first responders to natural disasters. Our aim is to identify Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and determine risk in military responders to the Wen Chuan earthquake. METHODS: Analyses were carried out on 1056 of the 1125 soldiers enrolled. In addition to social demographic characteristics, the Davidson Trauma Scale (DTS) and an Earthquake exposure screening scale were administered. RESULTS: PTSD prevalence was 6.53% (69 cases). Logistic regression indicated that intensity of traumatic exposure (odds ratio 6.46, 95% CI 4.47-9.32, p<0.001), not having received psychological counseling (odds ratio 3.28, 95% CI 1.31-8.20, p<0.02) and regular drinking (odds ratio 2.42, 95% CI 1.04-5.62, p<0.05) were significant predictors of PTSD. Being a single-child, not being raised by both parents and regular smoking also independently predicted PTSD if intensity of earthquake traumatic exposure was not included in the model. LIMITATIONS: The self-rated DTS was used to classify PTSD in this study and psychiatric co-morbidity outside of PTSD was not assessed in this sample. CONCLUSION: PTSD is a concern for Military disaster responders; to identify those with high risk of developing PTSD would be important and beneficial.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0165-0327
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2010.09.026
ID  - ref1
ER  -