Participation rates for epidemiologic studies have been declining during the past 30 years
with even steeper declines in recent years. This wholesale decrease in participation rate, or at …

… For the purpose of this review, following the example established in a previous review (Galea
et al. 2005), we considered studies about disasters that were defined as such by their …

Traumatic experiences are relatively common. More than two thirds of persons in the general
population may experience a significant traumatic event at some point in their lives, and up …

Importance The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and the policies to contain
it have been a near ubiquitous exposure in the US with unknown effects on depression …

As a transmissible infectious disease, severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) was
successfully contained globally by instituting widespread quarantine measures. Although these …

Since the first case of novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was diagnosed in
December 2019, it has sweptacrosstheworldandgalvanizedglobalaction. This has brought …

Background The scope of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, was unprecedented
in the United States. We assessed the prevalence and correlates of acute post-traumatic …

A growing body of evidence suggests that most adults exposed to potentially traumatic events
are resilient. However, research on the factors that may promote or deter adult resilience …

… first 6 months after the attack was estimated at 6.0% (Galea et al., 2003), PTSD estimates
were … See the impact this article is making through the number of times it’s been read, and the …

We present in this review the current state of disaster mental health research. In particular,
we provide an overview of research on the presentation, burden, correlates, and treatment of …