Post-traumatic stress disorder and anxiety symptoms in children exposed to the 1999 Greek earthquake.

upon 7 September 1999, Greece was struck by dint of an earthquake of magnitude 59 upon the Richter scale, with its epicenter in Athens. The tremor lasted approximately 1 minute and was followed by dint of several aftershocks over the nearest few days. The earthquake caused 139 deaths and many injuries, and left many thousands homeles Many of those living shut to the epicenter were subdueed to severe trauma. The aim of the near study is to investigate the amplitude of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and anxiety symptoms in children living shut to the epicenter of the earthquake.

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