World Trade Center Psychological Exposures and Trauma Related Disorders: PTSD and Adjustment Disorders

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• Personal Author:
  Haugen PT ; Lowe SM ; Rosen R ; Werth AS
• Description:
  The relationship between exposure to the World Trade Center (WTC) disaster and elevated rates of trauma related psychiatric illnesses in 9/11 responders and survivors has been well documented. This paper is part of a series to promote the practice of evidence-based medicine when managing persons with WTC-related conditions and focuses on "Trauma and Stressor Related Disorders," a diagnostic category that includes posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and adjustment disorder. It offers background on 9/11-related trauma exposure, a summary of research findings from this cohort, and is followed by brief diagnostic and treatment information from selected clinical practice guidelines. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Diagnosis Mental Health Nervous System Occupational Health Safety September 11 Terrorist Attacks Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
• Keywords:
  9/11 Psychological Trauma Adjustment Disorders Author Keywords: WTC Health Program Clinical Diagnosis Mental Health Post-traumatic Stress Disorder PTSD Trauma Related Disorders Traumatic Incident Stress World Trade Center WTC

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• ISSN:
  1933-8244
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Contract
• 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:
  216-221
• Volume:
  78
• Issue:
  4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20069381
• Citation:
  Arch Environ Occup Health 2023 Apr; 78(4):216-221
• Contact Point Address:
  Sandra M. Lowe, Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, One Gustave L. LevyPlace, New York, NY 10029, USA
• Email:
  Sandra.lowe@mssm.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2023
• Performing Organization:
  Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20170401
• Source Full Name:
  Archives of Environmental & Occupational Health
• End Date:
  20210331
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:0359f15e763bd0658a908ac1031831a300c6779d8a3bdeb77ee6ee5f104aa1155db485557528a0e5134921b8533ecbcb3100f241b3a4b0e14ac9aad1395951cd
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/207870/cdc_207870_DS1.pdf
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