Reflections of a Catastrophic Earthquake Disaster on Public Mental Health
We found similar rates of PTSD and depression symptoms in older and younger adults exposed to earthquakes. Policies need to be developed to ensure psychological well-being after an earthquake disaster in the adult population regardless of age group.
Authors
- Zeynel Abidin Öztürk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1717-2824)
- Bahadır Demir (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2798-6255)
- İlknur Demir (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0055-7186)
- Salih Subari
- Alperen Kizikli
Institutions
- Gaziantep Children's Hospital (TR)
- Gaziantep University (TR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2025.10085
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.61