Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences
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Psychiatry Clin. Neurosci. · Jan 2015
One-year follow up of PTSD and depression in elderly aboriginal people in Taiwan after Typhoon Morakot.
This paper describes a 1-year follow-up of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptomatology and depression in an elderly minority population who experienced Typhoon Morakot in Taiwan. ⋯ Although PTSD and depression were separate consequences of trauma, they emerged and affected mental health together. We documented the courses of PTSD and depression among elderly aboriginal people, and the possible effects of demographic, symptomatology, and adverse life stressors were discussed.