Mental Health Effects in Primary Care Patients 18 Months After a Major Wildfire in Fort McMurray: Risk Increased by Social Demographic Issues, Clinical Antecedents, and Degree of Fire Exposure

Mental Health Effects in Primary Care Patients 18 Months After a Major Wildfire in Fort McMurray: Risk Increased by Social Demographic Issues, Clinical Antecedents, and Degree of Fire Exposure

Objectives: To assess prevalence of likely posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), major depressive disorder (MDD), and generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) in patients attending the only out-of-hours primary care clinic in Fort McMurray some 18 months following a major fire.Methods: A quantitative cros...

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Main Authors: Shahram Moosavi, Bernard Nwaka, Idowu Akinjise, Sandra E. Corbett, Pierre Chue, Andrew J. Greenshaw, Peter H. Silverstone, Xin-Min Li, Vincent I. O. Agyapong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
Subjects:
wildfire
major depressive disorder
generalized anxiety disorder
mental health
anxiety disorder
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00683/full

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