title: A Cross-sectional Study on Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and General Psychiatric Morbidity Among Adult Survivors 3 Years After the Wenchuan Earthquake, China.
abstract: After the Wenchuan earthquake, a large number of studies have focused on postearthquake psychological disorders among survivors; however, most of these studies were conducted within a relatively short period. This study was conducted to examine the symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and general psychiatric morbidity among adult survivors 3 years after the Wenchuan earthquake, China. Through a multistage systematic sampling approach, a cross-sectional survey of 360 participants, 18 years or older, was conducted. The prevalence of PTSD and general psychiatric morbidity was 10.3% and 20.6%, respectively. Multivariate analysis revealed significant predictors for PTSD, including female gender and having felt guilt concerning someone's death or injury. Significant predictors for general psychiatric morbidity included unmarried status and having been in serious danger. These results suggest that mental health services should be continuously available to earthquake survivors.
authors: Department of Heath Services Management, the Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China.
authors: Wei
authors: W
authors: Zhang
authors: Department of Heath Services Management, the Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China.
authors: Guangfeng
authors: G
authors: Duan
authors: Department of Health Statistics, the Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China.
authors: Qin
authors: Q
authors: Xu
authors: Institute of Translational Medicine, the Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China.
authors: Zhaobao
authors: Z
authors: Jia
authors: Department of Heath Services Management, the Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China.
authors: Zhengyang
authors: Z
authors: Bai
authors: Department of Psychology, the Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China.
authors: Weizhi
authors: W
authors: Liu
authors: Department of Psychology, the Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China.
authors: Xiao
authors: X
authors: Pan
authors: Department of Heath Services Management, the Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China wh_tian@aliyun.com.
authors: Wenhua
authors: W
authors: Tian
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004190:Disasters; D055866:Earthquakes; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000453:epidemiology*; D017741:Survivors / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: adult survivor; earthquake; general psychiatric morbidity; posttraumatic stress disorder; prevalence; risk factors