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Findings from the World Mental Health Surveys of Civil Violence Exposure and It...
Axinn, William G.; Bruffaerts, Ronny; Kessler, Timothy L.; Frounfelker, Rochelle; Aguilar-Gaxiola, Sergio; Alonso, Jordi; Bunting, BrendanPublisher Copyright: © 2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved.; Importance: Understanding the association of civil violence with mental disorders is important for developing effective postconflict recovery policies. Objective: To estimate the association between exposure to civil violence and the subsequent onset and persistence of common mental disorders (in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manua...
Civilians in World War II and DSM-IV mental disorders
Frounfelker, Rochelle; Gilman, Stephen E.; Betancourt, Theresa S.; Aguilar-Gaxiola, Sergio; Alonso, Jordi; Bromet, Evelyn J.; Bruffaerts, RonnyPurpose: Understanding the effects of war on mental disorders is important for developing effective post-conflict recovery policies and programs. The current study uses cross-sectional, retrospectively reported data collected as part of the World Mental Health (WMH) Survey Initiative to examine the associations of being a civilian in a war zone/region of terror in World War II with a range of DSM-IV mental diso...