Psychiatric symptoms in Ground Zero ironworkers in the aftermath of 9/11: prevalence and predictors

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• Personal Author:
  Herbert R ; Katz CL ; Levin S ; Munro S ; Pandya A ; Smith R
• Description:
  AIMS AND METHOD: To establish the prevalence of, and risk factors for, psychiatric symptoms in Ground Zero ironworkers. Questionnaires commonly used to screen for psychiatric symptoms were completed by 124 workers. RESULTS: We have established the prevalence of screening positive for symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, panic attacks, generalised anxiety, depression and alcohol misuse. Among the risk factors were alcohol misuse, injury to or death of a family member, friend or co-worker at Ground Zero and one or more adverse life events since 9/11. CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS: Ironworkers at Ground Zero tend to have significant psychiatric symptoms likely to be associated with the traumatic experience of working there during the clean-up operation. Risk factors for psychiatric symptoms were established. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Aging Ferrous Compounds Men Mental Health Metal Workers Morbidity Mortality Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Surveys And Questionnaires Women

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• Keywords:
  Age-groups Alcohols Exposure-levels Humans Injuries Iron-workers Iron-working-industry Morbidity-rates Mortality-rates Psychological-effects Psychological-reactions Psychology Questionnaires Risk-factors

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• ISSN:
  0955-6036
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  New York ; OSHA Region 2
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  49-52
• Volume:
  33
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20045858
• Citation:
  Psychiatr Bull 2009 Feb; 33(2):49-52
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2009
• Performing Organization:
  Mount Sinai School of Medicine of New York
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20040601
• Source Full Name:
  Psychiatric Bulletin
• End Date:
  20100531
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:fe4f18a77e40305159fde3a071a8767095341befc80fb7515e1486a28ecc0797e0e142a9e4e47fc9c53076ff66c8b6a528b9b08606eab9b37c93aa3923df9562
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/201114/cdc_201114_DS1.pdf
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