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 CitySmokersSmokingCases
2004
Neighborhood characteristics, trauma, and the risk of post-traumatic stress disorder in New York City
Ahern J, Galea S, Tracy M, Vlahov D. Neighborhood characteristics, trauma, and the risk of post-traumatic stress disorder in New York City. Annals Of Epidemiology 2004, 14: 623. DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2004.07.085.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRisk of PTSDPost-traumatic stress disorderStress disorderPopulation cohort studyNeighborhood characteristicsCohort studyNew York CityTraumatic event exposureNew York City residentsNeighborhood of residenceMultivariable modelRecurrent traumaTraumatic event experiencesNeighborhood violenceMental healthYork CityDisordersMultiple studiesIndividual-level factorsEvent exposureIndividual-level characteristicsRiskOngoing stressorsLow incomeSocial support
2002
Health services #66 Access to psychiatric services in new york city following the septemer 11th terrorist attacks
Boscarino J, Galea S, Ahern J, Resnick H, Vlahov D. Health services #66 Access to psychiatric services in new york city following the septemer 11th terrorist attacks. Annals Of Epidemiology 2002, 12: 514. DOI: 10.1016/s1047-2797(02)00354-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental health visitsPosttraumatic stress disorderCurrent posttraumatic stress disorderMajor depressionHealth visitsPsychiatric medicationsHealth servicesCurrent major depressionMental health servicesYear oldsCommunity mental healthDial telephone surveyMedication utilizationMDS casesPsychiatric servicesMedicationsPanic attacksStress disorderMental healthAdult residentsVisitsTelephone surveyHealth insuranceAdequate accessPost-disaster treatmentUtilization 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 ResearchConceptsMental 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