International Journal of Mental Health & PsychiatryISSN: 2471-4372

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Erick Gokalsing Author

e.gokalsing@epsmr.org 02 62 45 35 45

Subjects of specialization
Cumulative stress; Mental health; Disasters; Earthquakes; Probability sample; Haitians

Affiliation
INSERM research unit U-1178

Biography

Erick Gokalsing belongs to Mental Health and Public Health” and his areas of interest are Cumulative stress; Mental health; Disasters; Earthquakes; Probability sample; Haitians and his one of the publication is Prévention des conduites suicidaires de l’enfant de moins de 13ans : une revue de la littérature

Publications

Research Article Open Access

Mental Health Symptoms in Post-earthquake Miami Haitians: Cumulative Effect of Disaster-related Stressful Events

Author(s):

Antoine Messiah, Guillaume Vaiva, Erick Gokalsing, Raymond Tempier, Naomie Jean and Juan M Acuna

Purpose: This study evaluated correlates of mental health symptoms among Haitians living in Miami-Dade County, 2-3 years following the 2010 Haiti earthquake, using 3 types of exposure variables: (1) basic exposure status (direct/indirect/no), (2) total of earthquake-related stressful events, (3) a combination of the two former variables. The novelty of the design was that it allowed studying disaster-related accumulated stress among people indirectly exposed to a disaster, which had not been done previously to the investigators’ knowledge.

Methods: A random-sample household survey was conducted from October 2011 through December 2012, in Miami-Dade County, Florida. Haitian participa... view more»

DOI: 10.4172/2471-4372.1000111

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