Psychopathology Among New York City Public School Children 6 Months After September 11

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Authors

Christina W. Hoven · New York State Psychiatric Institute

Cristiane S. Duarte · Columbia University

Christopher P. Lucas · Columbia University

Ping Wu · Columbia University

Donald J. Mandell · Columbia University

Renée D. Goodwin · Columbia University

Michael R. Cohen

Abstract

A high proportion of New York City public school children had a probable mental disorder 6 months after September 11, 2001. The data suggest that there is a relationship between level of exposure to trauma and likelihood of child anxiety/depressive disorders in the community. The results support the need to apply wide-area epidemiological approaches to mental health assessment after any large-scale disaster.

Topics & Keywords

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research Migration, Health and Trauma Child Abuse and Trauma

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Archives of General Psychiatry

Volume 62, Issue 5, pp. 545-545

DOI: 10.1001/archpsyc.62.5.545

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