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Mental Health Consequences of Disasters

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ANNUAL REVIEW OF PUBLIC HEALTH, VOL 35
Volume 35, Issue -, Pages 169-183

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ANNUAL REVIEWS
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-publhealth-032013-182435

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psychopathology; posttraumatic; post-disaster

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We present in this review the current state of disaster mental health research. In particular, we provide an overview of research on the presentation, burden, correlates, and treatment of mental disorders following disasters. We also describe challenges to studying the mental health consequences of disasters and discuss the limitations in current methodologies. Finally, we offer directions for future disaster mental health research.

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