Adult Disaster Psychiatry
FOCUS (The Journal of Lifelong Learning in Psychiatry), 05/13/09
Pandya A - Although most individuals are resilient, individuals who are exposed to trauma in mass casualty events have an increased rate of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), other anxiety disorders such as Panic Disorder and Generalized Anxiety Disorder, and medically unexplained somatic symptoms. Risk factors for psychopathology include female gender, minority ethnic status, prior psychopathology, prior traumas, duration and severity of exposure as well as physical proximity to the disaster. Immediate interventions after a disaster should include attending to basic needs such as physical health, housing and reuniting families.
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