Can demographic and exposure characteristics predict levels of social support in survivors from a natural disaster?

OBJECTIVE: Lack of social support is a strong predictor for poor mental health after disasters. Psychosocial post-disaster interventions may benefit from targeting survivors at risk of low support, yet it is unknown whether demographic and disaster exposure characteristics are associated with social...

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Main Authors: Filip K Arnberg, Lennart Melin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3679155?pdf=render