Journal article
Psychological outcomes following the Victorian Black Saturday bushfires
RA Bryant, E Waters, L Gibbs, HC Gallagher, P Pattison, D Lusher, C Macdougall, L Harms, K Block, E Snowdon, V Sinnott, G Ireton, J Richardson, D Forbes
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry | Published : 2014
Abstract
Objective: We aimed to map the prevalence and predictors of psychological outcomes in affected communities 34 years after the Black Saturday bushfires in the state of Victoria, Australia. Methods: Baseline assessment of a longitudinal cohort study in high-, medium-, and low-affected communities in ictoria. Participants included 1017 residents of high-, medium-, and low-affected fire communities. Participants were surveyed by means of a telephone and web-based interview between December 2011 and January 2013. The survey included measures of fire-related post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and general PTSD from other traumatic events, major depressive episode, alcohol use, and general psycho..
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Awarded by Australian Research Council
Funding Acknowledgements
This study was funded by an Australian Research Council Linkage Grant (LP100200164).