Psychological functioning 1 year after a brief intervention using micronutrients to treat stress and anxiety related to the 2011 Christchurch earthquakes: a naturalistic follow‐up

ConclusionsDisaster survivors improve psychologically over time regardless of receiving intervention; however, those taking micronutrients during the acute phase following a disaster show better outcomes, identifying micronutrients as a viable treatment for acute stress following a natural disaster with maintenance of benefits 1 year later. ACTRN 12611000460909 Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Source: Human Psychopharmacology: Clinical and Experimental - January 1, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Julia J. Rucklidge, Neville Blampied, Brigette Gorman, Heather A. Gordon, Ellen Sole Tags: Research Article Source Type: research