Association between social support and recovery from post-traumatic stress disorder after flood: a 13–14 year follow-up study in Hunan, China

Association between social support and recovery from post-traumatic stress disorder after flood: a 13–14 year follow-up study in Hunan, China

Abstract Background Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is one of the most prevalent long-term psychiatric disorders among survivors of traumatic events. It is well established that social support has been related to the onset of PTSD after natural disasters. However, very little is known whether...

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Main Authors: Wenjie Dai, Long Chen, Hongzhuan Tan, Jieru Wang, Zhiwei Lai, Atipatsa C. Kaminga, Yan Li, Aizhong Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2016-02-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Social support
Recovery
Flood
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-016-2871-x

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