| Literature DB >> 16942971 |
Kenneth J Ruggiero1, Heidi S Resnick, Ron Acierno, Scott F Coffey, Matthew J Carpenter, Ayelet Meron Ruscio, Robert S Stephens, Dean G Kilpatrick, Paul R Stasiewicz, Roger A Roffman, Michael Bucuvalas, Sandro Galea.
Abstract
Early interventions that reduce the societal burden of mental health problems in the aftermath of disasters and mass violence have the potential to be enormously valuable. Internet-based interventions can be delivered widely, efficiently, and at low cost and as such are of particular interest. We describe the development and feasibility analysis of an Internet-delivered intervention designed to address mental health and substance-related reactions in disaster-affected populations. Participants (n = 285) were recruited from a cohort of New York City-area residents that had been followed longitudinally in epidemiological research initiated 6 months after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. The intervention consisted of 7 modules: posttraumatic stress/panic, depression, generalized anxiety, alcohol use, marijuana use, drug use, and cigarette use. Feasibility data were promising and suggest the need for further evaluation.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID： 16942971 DOI： 10.1016/j.beth.2005.12.001
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Behav Ther ISSN： 0005-7894