[Mental disorders in victims of the earthquake in Armenian SSR].

[Neuropsychological reactions of children to earthquake in Armenian SSR].

Predicting Vicarious Post Traumatic Growth Based on Cognitive Flexibility and Cognitive Reappraisal in Nurses providing Services to Kermanshah Earthquake Victims

Background & aim: Earthquake is one of the natural disasters that, in addition to cause injuries to survivors, can have some positive consequences. One of these consequences is post-traumatic growth, which is the positive psychological consequence of indirect exposure to a traumatic event. The aim of this study was to predict the vicarious post traumatic growth based on cognitive flexibility an...

Prediction of Secondary Traumatic Stress and Post Traumatic Growth Based on Cognitive Emotion Regulation in Nurses Providing Services to Earthquake Victims in Kermanshah

Introduction: The earthquake is a natural disaster that has many psychological effects on the survivors and nurses that are associated with them. The purpose of this study was to predict secondary traumatic stress and post-traumatic growth based on cognitive emotion regulation in nurses providing services to earthquake victims in Kermanshah. Methods: The present study is a descriptive-correlat...

The 1988 earthquake in Soviet Armenia: a case study.

A major earthquake devastated the Armenian Republic of the Soviet Union on December 7, 1988, resulting in thousands of deaths and injuries. In a postearthquake investigation of three towns seriously affected by the earthquake, we studied earthquake-related injury patterns, made observations on rescue and medical efforts, and postulated certain factors associated with increased morbidity and mor...

Suicides after the 1999 Taiwan earthquake.

BACKGROUND The impact of a disaster on extreme post-traumatic responses of the victims, such as suicide, remains unclear. We conducted this study to investigate the risk of committing suicide between victims and non-victims after the 1999 Taiwan earthquake. METHODS This population cohort study linked the National Health Insurance files, family registration, and death certificates. It consists...