Psychiatry investigation
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Psychiatry investigation · Sep 2008
Psychometric properties of the life events checklist-korean version.
The Life Events Checklist is a brief screening instrument that is used for potentially traumatic events such as accidents, disasters, sexual or physical assaults, or combat-related exposures. The original English version was recently tested for reliability and validity and it showed good psychometric properties, and so its use is recommended for the assessment of trauma. ⋯ These findings support the reliability and validity of the Life Events Checklist-Korean version.
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Psychiatry investigation · Sep 2008
A prospective study on changes in health status following flood disaster.
We examined changes in general health status, the prevalence of depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms, and the existence of pre-trauma contributing factors in an agricultural population following a massive flood. ⋯ The flood was found to lead to deterioration of health status and to provoke depression and PTSD among the agricultural population in the mountainous region. We suggest that the number of disaster event experiences and existence of depression contriuted to changes in health status after the flood.