2005
Probable Cigarette Dependence, PTSD, and Depression after an Urban Disaster: Results from a Population Survey of New York City Residents 4 Months after September 11, 2001
Arijit N, Sandro G, Jennifer A, Vlahov D. Probable Cigarette Dependence, PTSD, and Depression after an Urban Disaster: Results from a Population Survey of New York City Residents 4 Months after September 11, 2001. Psychiatry 2005, 68: 299-310. PMID: 16599397, DOI: 10.1521/psyc.2005.68.4.299.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProbable posttraumatic stress disorderProbable PTSDCigarette dependenceCigarette useDSM-IV criteriaSubstance-related disordersRandom digit dialingPosttraumatic stress disorderCigarette smokingProbable depressionMore symptomsDrug useStress disorderDepressionDisaster exposureNational surveySymptomsMonthsPopulation surveyDisordersRepresentative sampleNew York CitySmokersSmokingCasesThe Epidemiology of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder after Disasters
Galea S, Nandi A, Vlahov D. The Epidemiology of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder after Disasters. Epidemiologic Reviews 2005, 27: 78-91. PMID: 15958429, DOI: 10.1093/epirev/mxi003.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2004
Gender, Social Support, and Posttraumatic Stress in Postwar Kosovo
Ahern J, Galea S, Fernandez W, Koci B, Waldman R, Vlahov D. Gender, Social Support, and Posttraumatic Stress in Postwar Kosovo. The Journal Of Nervous And Mental Disease 2004, 192: 762-770. PMID: 15505520, DOI: 10.1097/01.nmd.0000144695.02982.41.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedEthnicityFemaleHumansLife Change EventsLinear ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisPrevalenceSex FactorsSocial SupportStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticWarfareYugoslaviaConceptsPosttraumatic stress scoresPosttraumatic stress symptomsSocial supportStress scoresImportant public health effortsEmergency department studyEmergency department patientsMental health 2 yearsTraumatic eventsPublic health effortsLower posttraumatic stress scoresGreater protective effectStress symptomsLow social supportMore traumatic eventsDepartment patientsHigh prevalenceProtective effectHealth effortsHigher posttraumatic stress scoresDepartment studyMental healthWomenPosttraumatic stressSymptomsTelevision Images and Probable Posttraumatic Stress Disorder After September 11
Ahern J, Galea S, Resnick H, Vlahov D. Television Images and Probable Posttraumatic Stress Disorder After September 11. The Journal Of Nervous And Mental Disease 2004, 192: 217-226. PMID: 15091303, DOI: 10.1097/01.nmd.0000116465.99830.ca.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdolescentAdultAgedDemographyFemaleHumansLife Change EventsMaleMiddle AgedPanic DisorderStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticTelevisionTerrorismMental health status among ethnic albanians seeking medical care in an emergency department two years after the war in Kosovo A pilot project
Fernandez W, Galea S, Ahern J, Sisco S, Waldman R, Koci B, Vlahov D. Mental health status among ethnic albanians seeking medical care in an emergency department two years after the war in Kosovo A pilot project. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2004, 43: e1-e8. PMID: 14747823, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2003.09.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental component summary scoresComponent summary scoresMental health statusED patientsShort Form-36 mental component summary scoreSummary scoresLower mental component summary scoresHealth statusMedical careSeparate multivariable linear regression modelsShort Form-36Multivariable linear regression modelsPatients 2 yearsFourth Edition criteriaTraumatic eventsPublic health interventionsMental health problemsPosttraumatic stress disorderHarvard Trauma QuestionnairePosttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptomsSpecific vulnerable populationsForm-36Emergency departmentPsychosocial burdenFemale sex
2003
Relationship of Self-Reported Asthma Severity and Urgent Health Care Utilization to Psychological Sequelae of the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks on the World Trade Center Among New York City Area Residents
Fagan J, Galea S, Ahern J, Bonner S, Vlahov D. Relationship of Self-Reported Asthma Severity and Urgent Health Care Utilization to Psychological Sequelae of the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks on the World Trade Center Among New York City Area Residents. Psychosomatic Medicine 2003, 65: 993-996. PMID: 14645777, DOI: 10.1097/01.psy.0000097334.48556.5f.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUrgent health care servicesUnscheduled physician visitsSevere asthma symptomsPosttraumatic stress disorderAsthma symptom severityHealth care servicesSymptom severityAsthma symptomsAsthma severityPhysician visitsPsychological sequelaeNew York City-area residentsCare servicesUrgent health-care utilizationPhysician office visitsEmergency room visitsHealth care utilizationRandom digit dial telephone surveyDial telephone surveyAsthma measuresIndependent predictorsCare utilizationOffice visitsRoom visitsSomatic illnessTrends of Probable Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in New York City after the September 11 Terrorist Attacks
Galea S, Vlahov D, Resnick H, Ahern J, Susser E, Gold J, Bucuvalas M, Kilpatrick D. Trends of Probable Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in New York City after the September 11 Terrorist Attacks. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2003, 158: 514-524. PMID: 12965877, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwg187.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedChi-Square DistributionDisastersFemaleHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedNew York CityPrevalenceStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticSurveys and QuestionnairesTerrorismUrban PopulationConceptsGeneral populationProbable PTSDProbable post-traumatic stress disorderPTSD symptomsPost-traumatic stress disorder prevalenceRandom digit dialing telephone surveyPost-traumatic stress disorderProbable PTSD symptomsDialing telephone surveyNew York CityRapid resolutionCurrent prevalenceDisorder prevalence
2002
Utilization of mental health services following the September 11th terrorist attacks in Manhattan, New York City.
Boscarino J, Galea S, Ahern J, Resnick H, Vlahov D. Utilization of mental health services following the September 11th terrorist attacks in Manhattan, New York City. International Journal Of Emergency Mental Health And Human Resilience 2002, 4: 143-55. PMID: 12387188.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultCrisis InterventionDepressive DisorderDisastersFemaleHumansInterviews as TopicMaleMental Health ServicesNew York CityPanic DisorderStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticTerrorismConceptsMental health utilizationPost-traumatic stress disorderPanic attacksHealth utilizationMultivariate analysisCurrent post-traumatic stress disorderAcute panic attacksMental health servicesPerievent panic attacksLifetime traumatic eventsDial telephone surveyStressful life eventsRisk factorsFemale genderGeneral populationCurrent depressionHealth servicesSpecific subgroupsStress disorderTelephone surveySignificant increaseLife eventsPrevious stressorsTraumatic eventsAdult householders