Five essential elements of immediate and mid–term mass trauma intervention: Empirical evidence

SE Hobfoll, P Watson, CC Bell, RA Bryant… - Psychiatry …, 2007 - Guilford Press
Given the devastation caused by disasters and mass violence, it is critical that intervention
policy be based on the most updated research findings. However, to date, no evidence …

[HTML][HTML] A systematic review of PTSD prevalence and trajectories in DSM-5 defined trauma exposed populations: intentional and non-intentional traumatic events

PN Santiago, RJ Ursano, CL Gray, RS Pynoos… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Objective We conducted a systematic review of the literature to explore the longitudinal
course of PTSD in DSM-5-defined trauma exposed populations to identify the course of …

[PDF][PDF] Practice guideline for the treatment of patients with acute stress disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder

RJ Ursano, C Bell, S Eth, M Friedman, A Norwood… - Am J …, 2004 - academia.edu
It has long been recognized that stressful life events may cause emotional and behavioral
effects. In addition, the clinical phenomenon of PTSD has been known by various names …

[HTML][HTML] Public responses to the novel 2019 coronavirus (2019‐nCoV) in Japan: Mental health consequences and target populations

J Shigemura, RJ Ursano, JC Morganstein… - Psychiatry and …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
In December 2019, cases of life-threatening pneumonia were reported in Wuhan, China. A
novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) was identified as the source of infection. The number of …

Exposure to hurricane-related stressors and mental illness after Hurricane Katrina

S Galea, CR Brewin, M Gruber, RT Jones… - Archives of general …, 2007 - jamanetwork.com
Context Uncertainty exists about the prevalence, severity, and correlates of mental disorders
among people exposed to Hurricane Katrina. Objective To estimate the prevalence and …

Genome-wide association analyses of risk tolerance and risky behaviors in over 1 million individuals identify hundreds of loci and shared genetic influences

R Karlsson Linnér, P Biroli, E Kong, SFW Meddens… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Humans vary substantially in their willingness to take risks. In a combined sample of over 1
million individuals, we conducted genome-wide association studies (GWAS) of general risk …

The impact of a military air disaster on the health of assistance workers: A prospective study

PT Bartone, RJ Ursano, KM Wright… - The Journal of nervous …, 1989 - journals.lww.com
The worst peacetime disaster in United States Army history occurred on December 12, 1985
in Gander, Newfoundland. A charter airline carrying 248 soldiers home from peacekeeping …

Trends in mental illness and suicidality after Hurricane Katrina

RC Kessler, S Galea, MJ Gruber, NA Sampson… - Molecular …, 2008 - nature.com
A representative sample of 815 pre-hurricane residents of the areas affected by Hurricane
Katrina was interviewed 5–8 months after the hurricane and again 1 year later as the …

Acute stress disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder, and depression in disaster or rescue workers

CS Fullerton, RJ Ursano… - American Journal of …, 2004 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
OBJECTIVE: The events of Sept. 11, 2001, highlighted the importance of understanding the
effects of trauma on disaster workers. To better plan for the health care of disaster workers …

[HTML][HTML] Largest GWAS of PTSD (N= 20 070) yields genetic overlap with schizophrenia and sex differences in heritability

LE Duncan, A Ratanatharathorn, AE Aiello… - Molecular …, 2018 - nature.com
Abstract The Psychiatric Genomics Consortium-Posttraumatic Stress Disorder group (PGC-
PTSD) combined genome-wide case–control molecular genetic data across 11 multiethnic …