The Postdisaster Prevalence of Major Depression Relative to PTSD in Survivors of the 9/11 Attacks on the World Trade Center Selected from Affected Workplaces

Studies of survivors of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City suggest that postdisaster depressive disorders may be at least as prevalent, or even more prevalent, than posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), unlike findings from most other disaster studies. The relative prevalence and incidence of major depressive disorder (MDD) and PTSD were examined after the 9/11 attacks relative to trauma exposures.

Source: Comprehensive Psychiatry - February 20, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Carol S. North, David E. Pollio, Barry A. Hong, Anand Pandya, Rebecca P. Smith, Betty Pfefferbaum Source Type: research