TY - JOUR PY - 2023// TI - World Trade Center psychological exposures and trauma related disorders: PTSD and adjustment disorders JO - Archives of environmental and occupational health A1 - Lowe, Sandra M. A1 - Haugen, Peter T. A1 - Rosen, Rebecca A1 - Werth, Aditi S. SP - ePub EP - ePub VL - ePub IS - ePub N2 - The relationship between exposure to the World Trade Center (WTC) disaster and elevated rates of trauma related psychiatric illnesses in 9/11 responders and survivors has been well documented. This paper is part of a series to promote the practice of evidence-based medicine when managing persons with WTC-related conditions and focuses on "Trauma and Stressor Related Disorders," a diagnostic category that includes posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and adjustment disorder. It offers background on 9/11-related trauma exposure, a summary of research findings from this cohort, and is followed by brief diagnostic and treatment information from selected clinical practice guidelines.

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LA - en SN - 1933-8244 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19338244.2023.2188153 ID - ref1 ER -