Post-Traumatic Stress among Evacuees from the 2016 Fort McMurray Wildfires: Exploration of Psychological and Sleep Symptoms Three Months after the Evacuation

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作者
Belleville, Genevieve [1 ]
Ouellet, Marie-Christine [1 ]
Morin, Charles M. [1 ]
机构
[1] Laval Univ, Sch Psychol, Quebec City, PQ G1V 0A6, Canada
关键词
post-traumatic stress disorder; psychological distress; mental health; sleep; COGNITIVE-BEHAVIORAL THERAPY; MENTAL-HEALTH CONSEQUENCES; INSOMNIA SEVERITY INDEX; QUALITY INDEX; DISASTER; DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PTSD; VALIDATION; DEPRESSION;
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10.3390/ijerph16091604
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X [环境科学、安全科学];
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08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
This study documents post-traumatic stress symptoms after the May 2016 wildfires in Fort McMurray (Alberta, Canada). A sample of 379 evacuees completed an online questionnaire from July to September 2016, and a subsample of 55 completed a psychiatric/psychological diagnostic interview. According to a self-report questionnaire, 62.5% of respondents had a provisional post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The interview confirmed that 29.1% met criteria for PTSD, 25.5% for depression, and 43.6% for insomnia; in most cases, insomnia was definitely or probably related to the fires. Traumatic exposure may elicit or exacerbate sleep problems, which are closely associated with PTSD after a disaster.
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