Risk factors of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after Wenchuan earthquake: a case control study.

BACKGROUND: Few clues were found in the literature about the independent risk factors for PTSD among earthquake survivors in Sichuan province three years after the 2008 earthquake. Ours was the first case-control study with matching factors of age and distance from the epicenter among survivors age...

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Main Authors: Yongzhong Cheng, Fang Wang, Jin Wen, Yingkang Shi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4011846?pdf=render