title: Mental health consequences of disasters.
abstract: We present in this review the current state of disaster mental health research. In particular, we provide an overview of research on the presentation, burden, correlates, and treatment of mental disorders following disasters. We also describe challenges to studying the mental health consequences of disasters and discuss the limitations in current methodologies. Finally, we offer directions for future disaster mental health research.
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032-3727; email: egoldmann@gmail.com , sgalea@columbia.edu.
authors.forename: Emily
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Goldmann
authors.forename: Sandro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Galea
mesh_terms: D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003865:Major Depressive Disorder / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D004190:Disasters; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D008603:Mental Health; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D055500:Resilience, Psychological; D012307:Risk Factors; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy