Psychological Symptoms Among Evacuees From the 2016 Fort McMurray Wildfires: A Population-Based Survey One Year Later

• Published in: Frontiers in Public Health
• Main Authors: Geneviève Belleville, Marie-Christine Ouellet, Jessica Lebel, Sunita Ghosh, Charles M. Morin, Stéphane Bouchard, Stéphane Guay, Nicolas Bergeron, Tavis Campbell, Frank P. MacMaster
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
• Subjects: posttraumatic stress disorder; insomnia; substance use disorder; disaster and psychological consequences and risks and interventions and prevention; major depression; generalized anxiety disorder; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270; Canada; Fort McMurray; Isi
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2021.655357; https://doaj.org/article/9ed05d2742e841f1bd1b67c3a284ea52

Background: The 2016 wildfires in Fort McMurray (Alberta, Canada) led to a massive displacement of 88,000 people and destroyed 2,400 homes. Although no direct human fatality resulted, many individuals feared for their lives or those of their loved ones.Objectives: (1) To estimate the prevalence of p...