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Disastrous events can produce multiple patterns of outcome (e_g, stress-resistance, transient distress with healthy adaption, breakdown without recovery, post-traumatic growth). In general, disasters have been associated with an increase in a variety of mental health problems (e_g, depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress, acute stress reactions, adjustment disorders, substance abuse, somatic complaints, and prolonged grief). Previously studied disasters include, for example, natural catastrophes (e_g, hurricanes, oil spills, floods), human-made technological disasters (e_g, the nuclear accident at Chernobyl), acts of mass violence and terrorism (e_g, the attack on the World Trade Center in . . .
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