Depression and Anxiety Symptoms in Adults Displaced by Natural Disasters
This study found that, in US adults, disaster-induced displacement from home was associated with increased odds of depression and anxiety symptoms, with the highest odds among those who never returned home. There is an urgent need to address mental health care for populations displaced by natural disasters, particularly socially vulnerable populations.
Authors
- Ther W. Aung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9984-9810)
- Kari O’Donnell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7049-0525)
- Susan M. De Luca (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1737-0708)
- Douglas Gunzler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3786-8578)
Institutions
- MetroHealth (US)
- Case Western Reserve University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Network Open
- Published
- 2025-08-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.28546
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 9.23