Prevalence and risk factors for posttraumatic stress disorder: a cross-sectional study among survivors of the Wenchuan 2008 earthquake in China

Risk Factors of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder After an Earthquake Disaster

“…Similar findings were observed after the 2008 earthquake in China (Kun et al, 2009b), which showed that social support is one of the important factors in predicting PTSD. In the context of Pakistan, a woman's relationship with her husband is an important aspect of women's mental health (Kazi et al, 2006).…”

Social Support Improves Mental Health among the Victims Relocated to Temporary Housing following the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami

“…Thus, group resettlement appears to preserve the pre-disaster social networks of community members. Previous research has shown that social support is a key variable for reducing psychological distress in the aftermath of disasters (Galea et al 2006;Neria et al 2008;Kun et al 2009;Nandi et al 2009;Kikuchi et al 2014;Ootsuka 2014). For future disaster preparedness, government authorities should take note of the findings of the present study.…”

Web-Based Supportive Psychotherapy to Prevent Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Cross Sectional Study on the Iranian National Under-14 Girls’ Football Team After Nepal Earthquake in 2015

“…This study presents a unique situation in the literature, as there have been no other similar cases with a young group of sensitive people attending an important contest. Also, we could not test the method on a control group (adjusted for gender, age, type of trauma, occupation, and type of supportive psychotherapy), although it has been previously studied in different situations (3,5,8).…”

“…Therefore, it is necessary for PSTD patients, especially young women, to receive continuous psychological support (5). Overall, factors of age and gender have significant effects on PTSD symptoms after any type of treatment (6).…”