Fear of aging moderates post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms among older adults exposed to Hurricane Sandy

Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2014 Jul;22(7):741. doi: 10.1016/j.jagp.2014.03.005. Epub 2014 Mar 16.

Authors

Yuval Palgi¹, Amit Shrira², Robin Goodwin³, Yaira Hamama-Raz⁴, Menachem Ben-Ezra⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Gerontology, Faculty of Health Sciences and Social Welfare, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel.
² Interdisciplinary Department of Social Sciences, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel.
³ School of Social Sciences, Brunel University, Uxbridge, United Kingdom.
⁴ School of Social Work, Ariel University, Ariel, Israel.

PMID: 24927879
DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2014.03.005

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Aging / psychology*
Cyclonic Storms*
Disasters*
Fear / psychology*
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
New York
Risk Factors
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / diagnosis
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / psychology*