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Prior exposure to natural disasters was associated with lower MDE risk after the tornado (OR=0.58, 95% CI [.35-.94]), suggesting a possible inoculation or preparedness effect specific to depression.
Effect sizeOR 0.58
CI95% CI [.35–.94]
ComparatorAdolescents without prior natural disaster exposure
Effect summaryimprovement; OR 0.58; CI: 95% CI [.35–.94]

Connected entities

Interventions
prior exposure to natural disaster
Conditions
Single major depressive episode, severe, with psychosis
Outcomes
Single major depressive episode, severe, with psychosis
Populations
Adolescents

Source

PMC4133357
Prevalence and predictors of PTSD and depression among adolescent victims of the Spring 2011 tornado outbreak
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