Decrease in the traumatic symptoms observed in child survivors within three years of the 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami.

BACKGROUND:On March 11, 2011, Japan was struck by a massive earthquake and tsunami. The tsunami caused tremendous damage and traumatized several people, including children. The aim of this study was to assess changes in traumatic symptoms 8, 20, and 30 months of the 2011 tsunami. METHODS:The study c...

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Main Authors: Masahide Usami, Yoshitaka Iwadare, Kyota Watanabe, Masaki Kodaira, Hirokage Ushijima, Tetsuya Tanaka, Maiko Harada, Hiromi Tanaka, Yoshinori Sasaki, Kazuhiko Saito
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4207783?pdf=render