Psychiatric Sequelae of Flood-Induced Trauma: The Mediating Role of Social Isolation and Resilience in Older Adults
Keywords:
flood, trauma, social isolation, resilience, older adults, Stratified Random Sampling, Social isolation.Abstract
Floods are one of the most frequent and destructive forms of natural disasters; they are calamitousfor vulnerable segments of populations, including older adults. Beyond physical destruction fromfloods, floods often lead to psychiatric sequelae, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, and anxiety
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2025-09-27
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Tanveer Alam, Tayyab Arfeen, Muhammad Sheikh. (2025). Psychiatric Sequelae of Flood-Induced Trauma: The Mediating Role of Social Isolation and Resilience in Older Adults . International Journal of Pharmacy Research & Technology (IJPRT), 15(2), 2279–2292. Retrieved from https://www.ijprt.org/index.php/pub/article/view/1045
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