scholarly journals Exposure to Hurricane Katrina, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder and Birth Outcomes

2008 ◽  
Vol 336 (2) ◽  
pp. 111-115 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xu Xiong ◽  
Emily W. Harville ◽  
Pierre Buekens ◽  
Donald R. Mattison ◽  
Karen Elkind-Hirsch ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hurricane Katrina ◽  
Birth Outcomes ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Post Traumatic

Hurricane Katrina experience and the risk of post-traumatic stress disorder and depression among pregnant women

2010 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 181-187 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xu Xiong, MD, DrPH ◽  
Emily W. Harville, PhD ◽  
Donald R. Mattison, MD ◽  
Karen Elkind-Hirsch, PhD ◽  
Gabriella Pridjian, MD ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Hurricane Katrina ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Post Traumatic ◽  
Hurricane Exposure

Objective: Little is known about the effects of disaster exposure and intensity on the development of mental disorders among pregnant women. The aim of this study was to examine the effect of exposure to Hurricane Katrina on mental health in pregnant women.Design: Prospective cohort epidemiological study.Setting: Tertiary hospitals in New Orleans and Baton Rouge, USA.Participants: Women who were pregnant during Hurricane Katrina or became pregnant immediately after the hurricane.Main outcome measures: Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression.Results: The frequency of PTSD was higher in women with high hurricane exposure (13.8 percent) than women without high hurricane exposure (1.3 percent), with an adjusted odds ratio (aOR) of 16.8 (95% confidence interval: 2.6-106.6) after adjustment for maternal race, age, education, smoking and alcohol use, family income, parity, and other confounders. The frequency of depression was higher in women with high hurricane exposure (32.3 percent) than women without high hurricane exposure (12.3 percent), with an aOR of 3.3 (1.6-7.1). Moreover, the risk of PTSD and depression increased with an increasing number of severe experiences of the hurricane.Conclusions: Pregnant women who had severe hurricane experiences were at a significantly increased risk for PTSD and depression. This information should be useful for screening pregnant women who are at higher risk of developing mental disorders after disaster.

The effect of post-traumatic stress disorder on HIV disease progression following hurricane Katrina

AIDS Care ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 21 (10) ◽  
pp. 1298-1305 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathleen H. Reilly ◽  
Rebecca A. Clark ◽  
Norine Schmidt ◽  
Charles C. Benight ◽  
Patricia Kissinger
Keyword(s):  
Disease Progression ◽  
Hurricane Katrina ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Hiv Disease ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Post Traumatic

Post-traumatic Stress Disorder in an Emergency Department Population One Year after Hurricane Katrina

2012 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 76-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa D. Mills ◽  
Trevor J. Mills ◽  
Marlow Macht ◽  
Rachel Levitan ◽  
Annelies De Wulf ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Department ◽  
Hurricane Katrina ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Post Traumatic ◽  
One Year

scholarly journals Hurricane Katrina experience and the risk of post-traumatic stress disorder and depression among pregnant women

2010 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 181-187 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xu Xiong, MD, DrPH ◽  
Emily W. Harville, PhD ◽  
Donald R. Mattison, MD ◽  
Karen Elkind-Hirsch, PhD ◽  
Gabriella Pridjian, MD ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Hurricane Katrina ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Post Traumatic
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