Key Laboratory of Mental Health, and the Psychological Crisis Intervention Center, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
J Trauma Stress. 2009 Oct;22(5):444-50. doi: 10.1002/jts.20439.
The study investigated the symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and associated risk factors among adult survivors 3 months after the 2008 Sichuan earthquake in China. One thousand five hundred sixty-three earthquake survivors in two communities participated in the study. The prevalence of probable PTSD was 37.8% and 13.0%, respectively, in the two communities that were affected differently by the earthquake. The significant predictive factors for the severity of PTSD symptoms were female gender, subnationality, lower educational level, lower social support, and higher initial exposure level. The results indicate that PTSD is also a common mental health problem among earthquake survivors in China. Given inadequate knowledge and practices concerning the mental health of disaster victims in China, the information provided by this study is useful for directing, strengthening, and evaluating disaster-related mental health needs and interventions after the earthquake.
本研究调查了 2008 年中国四川地震后 3 个月成年幸存者的创伤后应激障碍（PTSD）症状和相关风险因素。1563 名地震幸存者参加了两个社区的研究。两个社区受到地震的不同影响，其 PTSD 发生率分别为 37.8%和 13.0%。预测 PTSD 症状严重程度的显著因素为女性性别、少数民族、较低的教育水平、较低的社会支持和较高的初始暴露水平。研究结果表明，PTSD 也是中国地震幸存者常见的心理健康问题。鉴于中国在灾难受害者心理健康方面知识和实践不足，本研究提供的信息有助于指导、加强和评估地震后的与心理健康相关的需求和干预措施。
