Psychiatric morbidity following disasters: Epidemiology, risk and protective factors
- ISBN: 0470021233
Abstract
(from the chapter) This chapter notes that vulnerability and protective factors are necessary to explain much of the probability of developing post-disaster morbidity. PTSD and other trauma-related disorders represent the outcome of a complex biopsychosocial matrix of variables. These factors can operate along a variety of axes. The context in which the event occurs in the individual's life is the base from which the disorder emerges. The nature of the stressor and the recovery environment involve a series of interactions modifying the ability of the individual to quench his/her immediate post-traumatic distress. It is in this post-disaster period that these vulnerability factors may play a critical role. Additionally, it is important to emphasise that PTSD may emerge in previously healthy individuals whose modest vulnerability would otherwise have had little relevance. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved).
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