title: Posttyphoon prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder, major depressive disorder, panic disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder in a Vietnamese sample.
abstract: In 2006, typhoon Xangsane disrupted a multiagency health needs study of 4,982 individuals in Vietnam. Following this disaster, 798 of the original participants were reinterviewed to determine prevalence and risk factors associated with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), major depressive disorder (MDD), panic disorder (PD), and generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). Posttyphoon prevalences were PTSD 2.6%, MDD 5.9%, PD 9.3%, and GAD 2.2%. Of those meeting criteria for a disorder, 70% reported only one disorder, 15% had two, 14% had three, and 1% met criteria for all four disorders. Risk factors for posttyphoon psychopathology differed among disorders, but generally were related to high typhoon exposure, prior trauma exposure, and in contrast to Western populations, higher age, but not gender.
authors.affiliation: National Crime Victims Research and Treatment Center, PO Box 250852, Charleston, SC 29425, USA. amstadt@musc.edu
authors.forename: Ananda B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Amstadter
authors.forename: Ron
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Acierno
authors.forename: Lisa K
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Richardson
authors.forename: Dean G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Kilpatrick
authors.forename: Daniel F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Gros
authors.forename: Mario T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Gaboury
authors.forename: Trinh Luong
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Tran
authors.forename: Lam Tu
authors.initials: LT
authors.lastname: Trung
authors.forename: Nguyen Thanh
authors.initials: NT
authors.lastname: Tam
authors.forename: Tran
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tuan
authors.forename: La Thi
authors.initials: LT
authors.lastname: Buoi
authors.forename: Tran Thu
authors.initials: TT
authors.lastname: Ha
authors.forename: Tran Duc
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Thach
authors.forename: Sandro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Galea
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D055867:Cyclonic Storms; D003865:Major Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016584:Panic Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014744:Vietnam / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult