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: Belleville, Geneviève, Ouellet, Marie-Christine, Lebel, Jessica, Ghosh, Sunita, Morin, Charles M., Bouchard, Stéphane, Guay, Stéphane, Bergeron, Nicolas, Campbell, Tavis, MacMaster, Frank P.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
• Subjects: Public Health; Canada; Fort McMurray; Isi
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8130827/; https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2021.655357

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...