Long-Term Mental Health Effects of a Devastating Wildfire Are Amplified by Socio-Demographic and Clinical Antecedents in Elementary and High School Staff

Long-Term Mental Health Effects of a Devastating Wildfire Are Amplified by Socio-Demographic and Clinical Antecedents in Elementary and High School Staff

ObjectivesTo assess the likely prevalence rates of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in staff of Fort McMurray School Districts eighteen months after a May 2016 wildfire, and to determine possible predictors.MethodsA quantit...

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Main Authors: Vincent I. O. Agyapong, Amanda Ritchie, Matthew R. G. Brown, Shannon Noble, Monica Mankowsi, Edward Denga, Bernard Nwaka, Idowu Akinjise, Sandra E. Corbett, Shahram Moosavi, Pierre Chue, Xin-Min Li, Peter H. Silverstone, Andrew J. Greenshaw
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
Subjects:
wildfires
depression
anxiety
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
drugs
alcohol
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00448/full

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