Samoon Ahmad

ORCID: 0000-0002-7172-6445
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Research Areas
  • Resilience and Mental Health
  • Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
  • Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies
  • Restraint-Related Deaths
  • Schizophrenia research and treatment
  • Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
  • Mental Health Treatment and Access
  • Trace Elements in Health
  • Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
  • Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
  • Diabetes and associated disorders
  • Diet and metabolism studies
  • Migration, Health and Trauma
  • Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
  • Psychiatric care and mental health services
  • Optimism, Hope, and Well-being
  • Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes

New York University
2010-2023

Abstract Although previous studies have documented the psychological impact of earthquakes, less is known about potentially protective characteristics associated with healthier outcomes. In present study, 2 samples survivors were recruited from remote villages in Northwestern Pakistan, 7 and 19 months after devastating October 2005 earthquake. Female gender, lower education, closer proximity to epicenter predicted significantly higher posttraumatic symptom levels. After adjusting for...

10.1002/jts.20535 article EN Journal of Traumatic Stress 2010-06-01
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