 Disasters
"Disasters" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Calamities producing great damage, loss of life, and distress. They include results of natural phenomena and man-made phenomena. Normal conditions of existence are disrupted and the level of impact exceeds the capacity of the hazard-affected community.
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D004190
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N06.230.100
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| Concept/Terms |
Natural Disasters- Natural Disasters
- Disaster, Natural
- Disasters, Natural
- Natural Disaster
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| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2010 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2015 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Disasters" by people in Profiles.
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Zvolensky MJ, Farris SG, Kotov R, Schechter CB, Bromet E, Gonzalez A, Vujanovic A, Pietrzak RH, Crane M, Kaplan J, Moline J, Southwick SM, Feder A, Udasin I, Reissman DB, Luft BJ. Posttraumatic stress symptoms and smoking among World Trade Center disaster responders: A longitudinal investigation. Compr Psychiatry. 2015 Nov; 63:46-54.
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Zvolensky MJ, Farris SG, Kotov R, Schechter CB, Bromet E, Gonzalez A, Vujanovic A, Pietrzak RH, Crane M, Kaplan J, Moline J, Southwick SM, Feder A, Udasin I, Reissman DB, Luft BJ. World Trade Center disaster and sensitization to subsequent life stress: A longitudinal study of disaster responders. Prev Med. 2015 Jun; 75:70-4.
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Zvolensky MJ, Kotov R, Schechter CB, Gonzalez A, Vujanovic A, Pietrzak RH, Crane M, Kaplan J, Moline J, Southwick SM, Feder A, Udasin I, Reissman DB, Luft BJ. Post-disaster stressful life events and WTC-related posttraumatic stress, depressive symptoms, and overall functioning among responders to the World Trade Center disaster. J Psychiatr Res. 2015 Feb; 61:97-105.
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McCall BD, Pennings SC. Disturbance and recovery of salt marsh arthropod communities following BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill. PLoS One. 2012; 7(3):e32735.
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Varghese SB. Cultural, ethical, and spiritual implications of natural disasters from the survivors' perspective. Crit Care Nurs Clin North Am. 2010 Dec; 22(4):515-22.
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Reuther ET, Davis TE, Matthews RA, Munson MS, Grills-Taquechel AE. Fear of anxiety as a partial mediator of the relation between trauma severity and PTSD symptoms. J Trauma Stress. 2010 Aug; 23(4):519-22.
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Paton D, Gregg CE, Houghton BF, Lachman R, Lachman J, Johnston DM, Wongbusarakum S. The impact of the 2004 tsunami on coastal Thai communities: assessing adaptive capacity. Disasters. 2008 Mar; 32(1):106-19.
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Murray MJ, Murray AB, Murray NJ, Murray MB. Diet and cerebral malaria: the effect of famine and refeeding. Am J Clin Nutr. 1978 Jan; 31(1):57-61.
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