Depression, Anxiety, and PTSD Among Southern California Residents After the January 2025 Los Angeles Wildfires.
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| Názov: | Depression, Anxiety, and PTSD Among Southern California Residents After the January 2025 Los Angeles Wildfires. |
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| Autori: | Lee R; https://ror.org/03taz7m60University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA., Unger JB; https://ror.org/03taz7m60University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA., Soto DW; https://ror.org/03taz7m60University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA., Kawaguchi E; https://ror.org/03taz7m60University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA., Cockburn M; https://ror.org/03taz7m60University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA., Paul S; https://ror.org/03taz7m60University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA., Gilliland F; https://ror.org/03taz7m60University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA. |
| Zdroj: | Disaster medicine and public health preparedness [Disaster Med Public Health Prep] 2025 Nov 26; Vol. 19, pp. e327. Date of Electronic Publication: 2025 Nov 26. |
| Spôsob vydávania: | Journal Article |
| Jazyk: | English |
| Informácie o časopise: | Publisher: Cambridge University Press Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 101297401 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1938-744X (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 19357893 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Disaster Med Public Health Prep Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Publication: <2013>- : New York : Cambridge University Press Original Publication: Philadelphia, PA : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins |
| Výrazy zo slovníka MeSH: | Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic*/psychology , Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic*/epidemiology , Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic*/etiology , Depression*/psychology , Depression*/epidemiology , Depression*/etiology , Anxiety*/psychology , Anxiety*/epidemiology , Anxiety*/etiology , Wildfires*/statistics & numerical data, Humans ; Male ; Female ; Adult ; Los Angeles/epidemiology ; Middle Aged ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; Logistic Models ; Aged ; California |
| Abstrakt: | Objectives: The January 2025 Los Angeles wildland-urban interface wildfires represent a significant environmental disaster, resulting in widespread evacuations. Beyond the immediate physical and economic devastation, wildfires can have profound and lasting impacts on the mental well-being of affected populations. This study compared mental health outcomes between Southern California residents who evacuated due to the fires and those who did not evacuate. Methods: Southern California residents (N = 739) were surveyed 2-3 months after the January 2025 wildfires. Logistic regression models assessed the association of evacuation status with depression, anxiety, and PTSD, adjusting for demographics and baseline pre-fire levels of depression and anxiety. Results: Evacuating was significantly associated with higher odds of depression (AOR = 1.75 [1.08-2.85]) and PTSD (AOR = 2.44 [1.36-4.35]), after controlling for pre-fire mental health status and other demographic covariates. Evacuation status was not associated with anxiety. Conclusions: These findings support previous research linking wildfire exposure to adverse mental health outcomes and highlight the importance of targeted mental health screening and support for wildfire evacuees, who are at increased risk for depression and PTSD. |
| Contributed Indexing: | Keywords: PTSD; Wildfires; depression; evacuation; mental health |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20251126 Date Completed: 20251126 Latest Revision: 20251126 |
| Update Code: | 20251126 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/dmp.2025.10257 |
| PMID: | 41292207 |
| Databáza: | MEDLINE |
Nájsť tento článok vo Web of Science | Abstrakt: | Objectives: The January 2025 Los Angeles wildland-urban interface wildfires represent a significant environmental disaster, resulting in widespread evacuations. Beyond the immediate physical and economic devastation, wildfires can have profound and lasting impacts on the mental well-being of affected populations. This study compared mental health outcomes between Southern California residents who evacuated due to the fires and those who did not evacuate.<br />Methods: Southern California residents (N = 739) were surveyed 2-3 months after the January 2025 wildfires. Logistic regression models assessed the association of evacuation status with depression, anxiety, and PTSD, adjusting for demographics and baseline pre-fire levels of depression and anxiety.<br />Results: Evacuating was significantly associated with higher odds of depression (AOR = 1.75 [1.08-2.85]) and PTSD (AOR = 2.44 [1.36-4.35]), after controlling for pre-fire mental health status and other demographic covariates. Evacuation status was not associated with anxiety.<br />Conclusions: These findings support previous research linking wildfire exposure to adverse mental health outcomes and highlight the importance of targeted mental health screening and support for wildfire evacuees, who are at increased risk for depression and PTSD. |
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| ISSN: | 1938-744X |
| DOI: | 10.1017/dmp.2025.10257 |