Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and other mental disorders in the general population after Lorca's earthquakes, 2011 (Murcia, Spain): A cross-sectional study

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• dc.contributor.author Navarro Mateu, Fernandoca
• dc.contributor.author Salmerón, Diegoca
• dc.contributor.author Vilagut Saiz, Gemma, 1975-ca
• dc.contributor.author Tormo, M.J.ca
• dc.contributor.author Ruíz Merino, G.ca
• dc.contributor.author Escámez, Teresaca
• dc.contributor.author Judez, J.ca
• dc.contributor.author Martínez, S.ca
• dc.contributor.author Koenen, Karestan C.ca
• dc.contributor.author Navarro, Carmenca
• dc.contributor.author Alonso Caballero, Jordica
• dc.contributor.author Kessler, Ronald C.ca
• dc.date.accessioned 2017-11-14T09:21:21Z
• dc.date.available 2017-11-14T09:21:21Z
• dc.date.issued 2017
• dc.description.abstract Aims: To describe the prevalence and severity of mental disorders and to examine differences in risk among those with and without a lifetime history prior to a moderate magnitude earthquake that took place in Lorca (Murcia, Spain) at roughly the mid-point (on May 11, 2011) of the time interval in which a regional epidemiological survey was already being carried out (June 2010 –May 2012). Methods: The PEGASUS-Murcia project is a cross-sectional face-to-face interview survey of a representative sample of non-institutionalized adults in Murcia. Main outcome measures are prevalence and severity of anxiety, mood, impulse and substance disorders in the 12 months previous to the survey, assessed using the Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI 3.0). Sociodemographic variables, prior history of any mental disorder and earthquake-related stressors were entered as independent variables in a logistic regression analysis. Findings: A total number of 412 participants (response rate: 71%) were interviewed. Significant differences in 12-month prevalence of mental disorders were found in Lorca compared to the rest of Murcia for any (12.8% vs 16.8%), PTSD (3.6% vs 0.5%) and other anxiety disorders (5.3% vs 9.2%) (p≤ 0.05 for all). No differences were found for 12-month prevalence of any mood or any substance disorder. The two major predictors for developing a 12-month post-earthquake mental disorder were a prior mental disorder and the level of exposure. Other risk factors included female sex and low-average income. Conclusions: PTSD and other mental disorders are commonly associated with earthquake disasters. Prior mental disorders and the level of exposure to the earthquakes are the most important for the development of a consequent mental disorder and this recognition may help to identify those individuals that may most benefit from specific therapeutic intervention.
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• dc.identifier.citation Navarro-Mateu F, Salmerón D, Vilagut G, Tormo MJ, Ruíz-Merino G, Escámez T et al. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and other mental disorders in the general population after Lorca's earthquakes, 2011 (Murcia, Spain): A cross-sectional study. PLoS One. 2017 Jul 19;12(7):e0179690. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0179690
• dc.identifier.doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0179690
• dc.identifier.issn 1932-6203
• dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10230/33212
• dc.language.iso eng
• dc.publisher Public Library of Science (PLoS)ca
• dc.relation.ispartof PLoS One. 2017 Jul 19;12(7):e0179690
• dc.rights © 2017 Navarro-Mateu et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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• dc.subject.keyword Mental disorders
• dc.subject.keyword Post-traumatic stress disorder
• dc.subject.keyword Substance-related disorders
• dc.subject.keyword Stress disorders
• dc.title Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and other mental disorders in the general population after Lorca's earthquakes, 2011 (Murcia, Spain): A cross-sectional studyca
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