Although it would have been interesting to explore this in our study, assessing to what extent disasters experiences could be aggregated into dimensions according to their covariance structure (common factor indicators) while others according to their effects (composite causal indicators) was outside the aim of our study.
Respondents who met screening criteria for possible alcohol dependence post-disaster, experienced negative life events, or experienced traumatic events, were more likely to suffer from poorer mental health compared to those who did not meet the criteria, experience negative life events or experience traumas.
Officials said the accident was the worst single disaster experienced in the 150 years since the founding of the Egyptian Railway Authority.
Authorities said that at least 9.7 million people across 41 provinces have been affected by the storm, one of the most powerful ever to hit land and likely to be the deadliest natural disaster experienced by the Philippines.
To enrich our understanding of prior exposure to disaster, we sought anecdotal information (using open-ended questions) about the type of disaster experienced, personal impact, and the type of coping resources that were most helpful.
But although the World Economic Forum could be the setting to reach consensus on how to prevent financial disasters, experience shows that is unlikely.
Survivors of natural or manmade disasters experience physical and psychological distress, and previous studies have shown that post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, and other mental health problems may increase after such disasters [ 1, 2].
Gujarat isn't immune to natural disasters, and experienced a major earthquake in 2001.
Monty Panesar has not inspired a great deal of confidence lately and Simon Kerrigan needs to get over the disaster he experienced at the Oval.
What I see happening today reminds me of a different sort of disaster I experienced 34 years ago this month.
