Abstract
Following the 1980 Mount St. Helens volcanic eruption, psychiatric reactions were studied in the disaster area and in a control community. Using the new criterion-based diagnostic method for psychiatric epidemiologic research, the Diagnostic Interview Schedule, the authors found a significant prevalence of disaster-related psychiatric disorders. These Mount St. Helens disorders included depression, generalized anxiety, and posttraumatic stress reaction. There was a progressive "dose-response" relationship in the comparison of control, low-exposure, and high-exposure groups. The dose-response pattern occurred among both the bereaved and the property-loss victims.
Publication types
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Anxiety Disorders / diagnosis
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Anxiety Disorders / epidemiology
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Anxiety Disorders / etiology
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Death
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Depressive Disorder / diagnosis
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Depressive Disorder / epidemiology
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Depressive Disorder / etiology
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Disasters*
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Female
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Grief
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Health Status
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Humans
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Life Change Events
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Male
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Mental Disorders / diagnosis*
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Mental Disorders / epidemiology
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Mental Disorders / etiology
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Middle Aged
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Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
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Psychometrics
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Sex Factors
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Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / diagnosis
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Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / epidemiology
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Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / etiology
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Washington