TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2009//
TI  - Disability and posttraumatic stress disorder in disaster relief workers responding to September 11, 2001 World Trade Center Disaster
JO  - Journal of clinical psychology (Hoboken)
A1  - Evans, S.
A1  - Patt, Ivy
A1  - Giosan, Cezar
A1  - Spielman, Lisa
A1  - Difede, Joann
SP  - 684 
EP  -  694
VL  - 65
IS  - 7
N2  - Empirical evidence suggests that social and occupational disability plays a significant role in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The purpose of this study was to assess the role of social/occupational disability and to identify predictors of the development of PTSD in a group of disaster relief workers (DRWs) who had been deployed to the World Trade Center (WTC) following September 11, 2001. Eight hundred forty-two utility workers completed a battery of comprehensive tests measuring PTSD and social occupational functioning. Results indicated a significant association between PTSD symptoms and impaired social/occupational functioning. Symptomatic workers were also more likely to have a history of trauma, panic disorder, and depression. Those with a history of trauma, depression, generalized anxiety disorder or panic reported significantly more disability than those without a psychiatric history. Careful screening of PTSD and social/occupational functioning in DRWs following a disaster is warranted so that early treatment can be undertaken to prevent a chronic and disabling course. (c) 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Psychol 65: 1-11, 2009.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0021-9762
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jclp.20575
ID  - ref1
ER  -