Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Depression and Generalised Anxiety Disorder in Adolescents After a Natural Disaster: A Study of Comorbidity

• 2006

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• Nilamadhab Kar; Binaya Bastia
PMID: 16869979DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186%2F1745-0179-2-17

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This article examines the mental health impact on adolescents in Orissa, India, one year after a super-cyclone. It describes how many teens showed signs of PTSD, depression, and anxiety one year after the disaster. About 38% had some psychiatric disorder, with comorbidity common among them. Middle-class teens were more affected than others. The study highlights the need for better mental health support post-disaster and notes that boys and girls experienced symptoms differently. It emphasizes ongoing challenges due to lack of early psychological help and suggests that community support might have helped some adolescents cope better.

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Focus Areas: Mental Health; Natural Disasters

Audiences: Behavioral Health Professionals; Physicians

Emergency Management Stage: Recovery

Bundles: Disaster Research Literature Review

Keywords: Anxiety Disorders; Comorbidity; Depression; Developing Countries; Disasters; India; Mental Health; Socioeconomic Factors; Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic; Adolescent; Cyclonic Storms; Disaster Victims

Institutions: Corner House Resource Center

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