TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2007//
TI  - Psychological consequences of a firework factory disaster in a local community
JO  - Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology
A1  - Elklit, Ask
SP  - 664
EP  - 668
VL  - 42
IS  - 8
N2  - OBJECTIVE: This study assessed the prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other psychological consequences of an explosion disaster in a residential area in Kolding, Denmark, in November 2004. METHOD: A community sample of 516 evacuated adults and a control group of 119 residents situated near the disaster area, but not affected by the explosion were assessed 3 months after the disaster by standardized instruments. RESULTS: Of the evacuated sample, 13% met DSM-IV criteria for PTSD in contrast to 1% in the control group; 35% of the exposed sample and 7% of the control group were identified as 'probable cases' by the GHQ-30 (both p's < 0.0005). CONCLUSION: The study provides evidence of the negative impact of a technological disaster on mental health and the need of preventive interventions.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0933-7954
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00127-007-0206-z
ID  - ref1
ER  -