@article{ref1,
title="Outcomes and correlates of major depression in 11 disaster studies using consistent methods",
journal="Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland)",
year="2021",
author="North, Carol S. and Baron, David",
volume="11",
number="1",
pages="e4-e4",
abstract="This study investigated psychosocial functioning and employment status in association with postdisaster major depression and its course in survivors of 11  different disasters in a sample of 808 directly-exposed survivors of 10 disasters  and 373 survivors of the 11 September 2001 (9/11), terrorist attacks on New York  City's World Trade Center (total n = 1181). Participants were assessed between 1987  and 2007 with structured diagnostic interviews in a prospective longitudinal design. Consistent research methods allowed merging of the disaster databases for analysis  using multivariate modeling. Postdisaster major depression in the study cohort from  the 9/11 disaster was more than twice as prevalent as in the other disasters,  possibly reflecting the greater psychosocial/interpersonal loss and bereavement  experienced by 9/11 disaster survivors. At follow up, employment was associated with  remission of postdisaster major depression, non-development of PTSD, and coping via  family or friends. Functioning problems were associated with disaster injuries, but  not with persistent major depression. This study is unprecedented in its large  sample of survivors across the full range of disaster typology studied using  consistent methods and full structured interview diagnostic assessment. These  findings may help guide future interventions to address postdisaster depression.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2076-328X",
doi="10.3390/bs11010004",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/bs11010004"
}