Virtual Issue - Earthquake-related Trauma: Predictors of Traumatic Impact and Recovery from International Perspectives

In response to the series of devastating earthquakes that recently have affected so many around the world, this virtual special issue of JTS brings together both recent and classic papers to assist trauma specialists in their efforts to identify the factors that predict posttraumatic stress and recovery in the aftermath of earthquake-related disasters. The foci of these studies span every continent and represent the scholarly work of contributors from around the globe, all united by the goals of understanding trauma in the context of earthquakes and doing so in conversation and collaboration with the larger JTS scholarly community. The articles included here address concerns related to children’s, adolescents’, and adults’ mental health needs in the immediate aftermath of trauma, as well as developmental trajectories of change over the longer course. Significantly, the research represented in this collection focuses not only on the correlates and predictors of negative outcomes, but also on the cultural, socioeconomic, interpersonal, and psychological factors that are related to recovery, resilience, and even posttraumatic growth.

Posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms among adult survivors of the 2008 Sichuan earthquake in China
Cecilia Lai Wan Chan, Chong-Wen Wang, Zhiyong Qu, Ben Qibin Lu, Mao-Sheng Ran, Andy Hau Yan Ho, Yin Yuan, Braven Qiang Zhang, Xiying Wang, Xiulan Zhang

Prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder and comorbid depression in earthquake survivors in Turkey: An epidemiological study
Metin Başoǧlu, Cengiz Kiliç, Ebru Şalcioǧlu, Maria Livanou

Psychological consequences of the 1999 earthquake in Turkey
Ümit Tural, Bülent Coşkun, Emin Önder, Aytül Corapçioǧlu, Mustafa Yildiz, Coşkun Kesepara, Işik Karakaya, Mustafa Aydin, Ayla Erol, Fuat Torun, Gaye Aybar

Psychological symptoms of Turkish children and adolescents after the 1999 earthquake: Exposure, gender, location, and time duration
Nesrin Hisli Şahin, Ayşegül Durak Batıgün, Banu Yılmaz

El Salvador earthquakes: Relationships among acute stress disorder symptoms, depression, traumatic event exposure, and resource loss
David N. Sattler, Ana Maria Glower de Alvarado, Norma Blandon de Castro, Robert Van Male, A. M. Zetino, Raphael Vega

Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms in Police Staff 12–18 Months After the Canterbury Earthquakes
Lois J. Surgenor, Deborah L. Snell, Martin J. Dorahy

Earthquake impact in a remote South Asian population: Psychosocial factors and posttraumatic symptoms
Samoon Ahmad, Adriana Feder, Elisa J. Lee, Yanping Wang, Steven M. Southwick, Erica Schlackman, Katherine Buchholz, Angelique Alonso, Dennis S. Charney

International Tourists’ Reactions to a Natural Disaster: Experiences of the 2015 Earthquake in Nepal Among Israeli Travelers
Haya Itzhaky, Karni Kissil, Shlomit Weiss-Dagan

Symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder among adult survivors three months after the Sichuan earthquake in China
Li Wang, Yuqing Zhang, Wenzhong Wang, Zhanbiao Shi, Jianhua Shen, Ming Li, Yong Xin

Symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder, depression, and anxiety among adolescents following the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake in China
Fang Fan, Ying Zhang, Yanyun Yang, Lei Mo, Xianchen Liu

Developmental Trajectories and Predictors of Prosocial Behavior Among Adolescents Exposed to the 2008 Wenchuan Earthquake
Yanyun Qin, Ya Zhou, Fang Fan, Shijian Chen, Rong Huang, Rouna Cai, Ting Peng

Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms and Posttraumatic Growth in Children and Adolescents Following an Earthquake: Latent Transition Analysis
Jieling Chen and Xinchun Wu

[FORTHCOMING] Patterns of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Posttraumatic Growth among Adolescents after the Wenchuan Earthquake in China: A Latent Profile Analysis
Xiao Zhou, Xinchun Wu, and Rui Zhen



Resources

http://www.istss.org/treating-trauma/international-practice-guidelines-for-post-trauma.aspx
Guideline 1: Psychological Debriefing for Adults
Guideline 2: Acute Interventions for Children and Adolescents
http://www.istss.org/treating-trauma/self-care-for-providers.aspx
http://www.istss.org/treating-trauma/treatment-materials.aspx
http://www.nctsn.org/trauma-types/natural-disasters/earthquakes
http://www.nctsn.org/sites/default/files/assets/pdfs/Parents_Talk_to_Children_about_Earthquake.pdf
http://www.nctsn.org/sites/default/files/assets/pdfs/Earthquake_Caregiver_071008_Formatted.pdf
http://www.nctsn.org/sites/default/files/assets/pdfs/Earthquake_School_Personnel_071008_Formatted.pdf
http://www.nctsn.org/content/psychological-first-aid
http://www.nctsn.org/sites/default/files/assets/pdfs/helping_young_children_heal_earthquake.pdf