Risk Factors for Adverse Outcomes in Natural and Human-Caused Disasters
by National Center For Post Traumatic Stress Disorder The focus of this report is on within-sample factors that influence who is most likely to experience serious and lasting psychological distress as a result of a disaster. As suggested by Freedy et al. (1992), we differentiated among predisaster, within-disaster, and postdisaster factors.
How Terroristic Acts May Affect Veterans
by National Center For Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Veterans, like other individuals, respond to traumatic situations in a variety of ways. Veterans are responding to the recent terroristic disaster in a manner similar to all Americans. They feel concern, anger, fear, and helplessness, which are all normal responses to an abnormal event. However, research survived traumatic events may be particularly sensitive to the effects of later traumatic events such as terroristic acts and war. In general these events can cause a range of symptoms from general distress to an increase in PTSD symptoms, irritability, anger, alcohol and substance use, sensitivity to ...
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