ABSTRACT
Disasters are traumatic events that are always incongruent with our existing cognitive structures. Immediate negative psychological impact and traumatic related psychiatric disorders are popular among survivals involving the disasters. Super-half of survivals involving the "5" 12" Wenchuan earthquake experienced the symptoms of anxiety or increased arousal. 12.59% of survivals were met with the ASD diagnosis. 21.29% of adults and 10.21% of adolescents were met with the PTSD diagnosis 5 months after the major earthquake. Immediately negative psychological impact and high prevalence of traumatic related psychiatric disorders among survivals were confirmed.More effort should be paid on the disaster related patients in emergency department with psychiatric issues. Also, the long-term psychological service is necessary for Sichuan Pest-Disaster Reconstruction Projects.
ABSTRACT
Objective: To evaluate reliability and validity of ATQ. Methods: A total of 350 undergraduates and 102 Psychiatric patients were tested by ATQ and BDI. Results:The ATQ attained good psychometric properties: Cronbach α of ATQ was 0.95, spit-half correlations ranged from 0.90 to 0.94; correlation coefficient between ATQ and BDI was 0.54 for normal undergraduates, 0.60 for schizophrenics, and 0.75 for depressive subjects (p<0.001). There were significant difference among non-depressed undergraduates、depressed undergraduates、schizophrenics and depressive patients. Conclusion: The present study provided empirical support for the reliability and validity of ATQ.