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Adams, Zachary W.; Sumner, Jennifer A.; Danielson, Carla Kmett; McCauley, Jenna L.; Resnick, Heidi S.; Grös, Kirstin; Paul, Lisa A.; Welsh, Kyleen E.; Ruggiero, Kenneth J. – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2014
Background: Relatively few studies have examined prevalence and predictors of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or major depressive episode (MDE) in disaster-affected adolescents. Fewer still have administered diagnostic measures or studied samples exposed to tornadoes, a common type of disaster. Further, methodologic problems limit the…
Descriptors: Natural Disasters, Weather, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Depression (Psychology)
Groen, Jeffrey A.; Polivka, Anne E. – Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2009
This paper examines the decision of Hurricane Katrina evacuees to return to their pre- Katrina areas and documents how the composition of the Katrina-affected region changed over time. Using data from the Current Population Survey, we show that an evacuee's age and the severity of damage in an evacuee's county of origin are important determinants…
Descriptors: Migration, Racial Composition, Social Change, Natural Disasters