2023
Depression and PTSD among Houston Residents who Experienced Hurricane Harvey and COVID-19: Implications for Urban Areas Affected by Multiple Disasters
Cohen G, Wang R, Sampson L, Lowe S, Ettman C, Abdalla S, Wellenius G, Cabral H, Ruggiero K, Galea S. Depression and PTSD among Houston Residents who Experienced Hurricane Harvey and COVID-19: Implications for Urban Areas Affected by Multiple Disasters. Journal Of Urban Health 2023, 100: 860-869. PMID: 37550501, PMCID: PMC10447846, DOI: 10.1007/s11524-023-00767-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental health during the COVID-19 pandemic in a longitudinal study of Hurricane Katrina survivors
Zacher M, Raker E, Meadows M, Ramírez S, Woods T, Lowe S. Mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic in a longitudinal study of Hurricane Katrina survivors. SSM - Mental Health 2023, 3: 100198. PMID: 36844796, PMCID: PMC9940480, DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmmh.2023.100198.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental health adversitiesHealth adversitiesMental health servicesElevated psychological distressCOVID-19 pandemicElevated posttraumatic stress symptomsLogistic regression modelsMental health impactLow-income mothersMental health challengesPosttraumatic stress symptomsHealth servicesMedical careHealth challengesStressful exposureMental healthPsychological distressSimilar exposureLongitudinal studyHealth impactsStress symptomsPrevalenceRegression modelsPandemicExposure
2015
Trauma as a Public Health Issue: Epidemiology of Trauma and Trauma-Related Disorders
Lowe S, Blachman-Forshay J, Koenen K. Trauma as a Public Health Issue: Epidemiology of Trauma and Trauma-Related Disorders. 2015, 11-40. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-07109-1_2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTrauma-related disordersHealth burdenTrauma exposureMajor public health problemGlobal public health burdenEpidemiology of traumaPublic health burdenPublic health problemPublic health approachPublic health issueTraumatic eventsCause of diseaseEpidemiologic dataHigh prevalenceEpidemiologic studiesEpidemiological studiesHealth problemsHealth approachTraumaHealth issuesDisordersCross-study comparisonsPublic healthEpidemiologyPrevalence