F H Norris

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Affiliation: Georgia State University
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Disasters in urban context
    Fran H Norris
    Department of Psychology, Urban Life, Georgia State University, Atlanta 30303, USA
    J Urban Health 79:308-14. 2002
  2. ncbi 60,000 disaster victims speak: Part I. An empirical review of the empirical literature, 1981-2001
    Fran H Norris
    Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA
    Psychiatry 65:207-39. 2002
  3. ncbi 60,000 disaster victims speak: Part II. Summary and implications of the disaster mental health research
    Fran H Norris
    Georgia State University, Atlanta, USA
    Psychiatry 65:240-60. 2002
  4. ncbi Disaster research methods: past progress and future directions
    Fran H Norris
    National Center for PTSD and Dartmouth Medical School, USA
    J Trauma Stress 19:173-84. 2006
  5. ncbi Validation of the Short Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Rating Interview (expanded version, Sprint-E) as a measure of postdisaster distress and treatment need
    Fran H Norris
    Department of Psychiatry, Dartmouth Medical School, National Center for Disaster Mental Health Research, Department of Veterans Affairs National Center for PTSD, White River Junction, Vermont, USA
    Am J Disaster Med 3:201-12. 2008
  6. ncbi Received and perceived social support in times of stress: a test of the social support deterioration deterrence model
    F H Norris
    Department of Psychology, Georgia State University, Atlanta 30303, USA
    J Pers Soc Psychol 71:498-511. 1996
  7. ncbi A qualitative analysis of posttraumatic stress among Mexican victims of disaster
    F H Norris
    Department of Psychology, Georgia State University, Atlanta 30303, USA
    J Trauma Stress 14:741-56. 2001
  8. ncbi Postdisaster stress in the United States and Mexico: a cross-cultural test of the multicriterion conceptual model of posttraumatic stress disorder
    F H Norris
    Department of Psychology, Georgia State University, Atlanta 30303, USA
    J Abnorm Psychol 110:553-63. 2001
  9. ncbi Characterological, situational, and behavioral risk factors for motor vehicle accidents: a prospective examination
    F H Norris
    Department of Psychology, Georgia State University, Atlanta 30303, USA
    Accid Anal Prev 32:505-15. 2000
  10. ncbi Frequency and structure of precautionary behavior in the domains of hazard preparedness, crime prevention, vehicular safety, and health maintenance
    F H Norris
    Department of Psychology, Georgia State University, Atlanta 30303, USA
    Health Psychol 16:566-75. 1997

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  1. ncbi Disasters in urban context
    Fran H Norris
    Department of Psychology, Urban Life, Georgia State University, Atlanta 30303, USA
    J Urban Health 79:308-14. 2002
    ..Investigators of urban disasters are especially well situated to expand knowledge of ecological and collective aspects of disaster response and recovery...
  2. ncbi 60,000 disaster victims speak: Part I. An empirical review of the empirical literature, 1981-2001
    Fran H Norris
    Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA
    Psychiatry 65:207-39. 2002
    ..Among youth, family factors were primary. Implications of the research for clinical practice and community intervention are discussed in a companion article (Norris, Friedman, and Watson, this volume)...
  3. ncbi 60,000 disaster victims speak: Part II. Summary and implications of the disaster mental health research
    Fran H Norris
    Georgia State University, Atlanta, USA
    Psychiatry 65:240-60. 2002
    ..Altogether, the research demands that we think ecologically and design and test societal- and community-level interventions for the population at large and conserve scarce clinical resources for those most in need...
  4. ncbi Disaster research methods: past progress and future directions
    Fran H Norris
    National Center for PTSD and Dartmouth Medical School, USA
    J Trauma Stress 19:173-84. 2006
    ....
  5. ncbi Validation of the Short Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Rating Interview (expanded version, Sprint-E) as a measure of postdisaster distress and treatment need
    Fran H Norris
    Department of Psychiatry, Dartmouth Medical School, National Center for Disaster Mental Health Research, Department of Veterans Affairs National Center for PTSD, White River Junction, Vermont, USA
    Am J Disaster Med 3:201-12. 2008
    ....
  6. ncbi Received and perceived social support in times of stress: a test of the social support deterioration deterrence model
    F H Norris
    Department of Psychology, Georgia State University, Atlanta 30303, USA
    J Pers Soc Psychol 71:498-511. 1996
    ..Theoretical and application issues of social support are discussed...
  7. ncbi A qualitative analysis of posttraumatic stress among Mexican victims of disaster
    F H Norris
    Department of Psychology, Georgia State University, Atlanta 30303, USA
    J Trauma Stress 14:741-56. 2001
    ..These phrases were sorted by 9 independent Mexican volunteers and cluster analyzed. Clusters composed of ataques de nervios, depression, lasting trauma, and somatic complaints provided the best description of the data...
  8. ncbi Postdisaster stress in the United States and Mexico: a cross-cultural test of the multicriterion conceptual model of posttraumatic stress disorder
    F H Norris
    Department of Psychology, Georgia State University, Atlanta 30303, USA
    J Abnorm Psychol 110:553-63. 2001
    ..With severity of trauma controlled, the Mexican sample was higher in Intrusion and Avoidance, whereas the U.S. sample was higher in Arousal. The results suggest that PTSD is a meaningful construct to study in Latin American societies...
  9. ncbi Characterological, situational, and behavioral risk factors for motor vehicle accidents: a prospective examination
    F H Norris
    Department of Psychology, Georgia State University, Atlanta 30303, USA
    Accid Anal Prev 32:505-15. 2000
    ..Financial stress increased the likelihood of involvement in more serious accidents...
  10. ncbi Frequency and structure of precautionary behavior in the domains of hazard preparedness, crime prevention, vehicular safety, and health maintenance
    F H Norris
    Department of Psychology, Georgia State University, Atlanta 30303, USA
    Health Psychol 16:566-75. 1997
    ..At all levels, perceptions of the usefulness of precautionary measures were related strongly to the frequency of self-protective acts...
  11. ncbi Help-seeking comfort and receiving social support: the role of ethnicity and context of need
    K Kaniasty
    Department of Psychology, Indiana University of Pennsylvania 15705, USA
    Am J Community Psychol 28:545-81. 2000
    ..Situational, cultural, and differential resource loss explanations are offered to account for the findings...
  12. ncbi Longitudinal linkages between perceived social support and posttraumatic stress symptoms: sequential roles of social causation and social selection
    Krzysztof Kaniasty
    Department of Psychology, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA 15705, USA
    J Trauma Stress 21:274-81. 2008
    ..Interpersonal and social dynamics of disasters may explain why these two contrasting causal mechanisms emerged over time...
  13. ncbi Childhood trauma and adulthood physical health in Mexico
    Charlene K Baker
    Department of Psychology, University of Hawaii, 2430 Campus Road, Gartley 110, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
    J Behav Med 32:255-69. 2009
    ..The present study examined the effect of childhood trauma on adulthood physical health among a randomly selected sample of adults (N = 2,177) in urban Mexico...
  14. ncbi The terror part of terrorism
    B Hudnall Stamm
    Institute of Rural Health, Department of Psychology, Idaho State University, Campus Box 8174, Pocatello, ID 83209, USA
    IEEE Eng Med Biol Mag 23:149-61. 2004
  15. ncbi Violence and PTSD in Mexico: gender and regional differences
    Charlene K Baker
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Violence Prevention, Atlanta, GA, 30341, USA
    Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 40:519-28. 2005
    ..We examined the lifetime prevalence of violence in Mexico and how different characteristics of the violent event effect the probability of meeting criteria for lifetime post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)...
  16. ncbi Mental health care for ethnic minority individuals and communities in the aftermath of disasters and mass violence
    Fran H Norris
    Department of Psychiatry, Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, NH, USA
    CNS Spectr 10:132-40. 2005
    ..Notwithstanding the pain and stress they cause, disasters create opportunities to de-stigmatize mental health needs and build trust between providers and minority communities...
  17. ncbi Social support mobilization and deterioration after Mexico's 1999 flood: effects of context, gender, and time
    Fran H Norris
    Dartmouth Medical School and National Center for PTSD, VA Medical Center, 215 N Main St, White River Junction, Vermont 05009, USA
    Am J Community Psychol 36:15-28. 2005
    ..The results provide compelling evidence that the international health community must be mindful of social as well as psychological functioning when disasters strike the developing world...
  18. ncbi Alcohol use and misuse in urban Mexican men and women: an epidemiologic perspective
    Laurie B Slone
    Dartmouth College, NCPTSD 116 D VA Medical Center, 215N Main Street, White River Junction, VT 05009, USA
    Drug Alcohol Depend 85:163-70. 2006
    ..The number of traumatic experiences in childhood and lower socioeconomic resources also predicted misuse, although mostly for men. Specific traumatic experiences and their relationship to alcohol use and misuse were also examined...
  19. ncbi Epidemiology of trauma and posttraumatic stress disorder in Mexico
    Fran H Norris
    Department of Psychiatry, Dartmouth Medical School, Dartmouth College, White River Junction, VT, USA
    J Abnorm Psychol 112:646-56. 2003
    ..Of lifetime cases, 62% became chronic; only 42% received medical or professional care. The research demonstrates the importance of expanding the epidemiologic research base on trauma to include developing countries around the world...
  20. ncbi Community resilience as a metaphor, theory, set of capacities, and strategy for disaster readiness
    Fran H Norris
    Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, NH, USA
    Am J Community Psychol 41:127-50. 2008
    ....
  21. ncbi A psychometric analysis of Project Liberty's adult enhanced services referral tool
    Fran H Norris
    National Center for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 215 North Main Street, White River Junction, VT 05009, USA
    Psychiatr Serv 57:1328-34. 2006
    ..This study aimed to examine how well the tool functioned for identifying persons who would perceive a need for professional treatment...
  22. ncbi Cognitive behavioral therapy for prolonged postdisaster distress
    Jessica L Hamblen
    National Center for PTSD, VT 05009, USA
    J Clin Psychol 62:1043-52. 2006
    ..Thus, it is one part of a larger mental health disaster response and is designed to be implemented no sooner than 60 days post disaster. A clinical case demonstrates its process and technique in a community practice setting...
  23. ncbi Epidemiology of major depression in four cities in Mexico
    Laurie B Slone
    Department of Psychiatry, Dartmouth Medical School, and National Center for PTSD, White River Junction, Vermont 05009, USA
    Depress Anxiety 23:158-67. 2006
    ..In addition, age and education level were related to current 12-month MDD. Data on the profile of MDD in urban Mexico are provided. This research expands our understanding of MDD across cultures...
  24. ncbi Postdisaster PTSD over four waves of a panel study of Mexico's 1999 flood
    Fran H Norris
    Dartmouth Medical School and National Center for PTSD, VA Medical Center 116D, White River Junction, Vermont 05009, USA
    J Trauma Stress 17:283-92. 2004
    ..Comorbidity between PTSD and MDD was substantial. The findings demonstrate that the international health community needs to be prepared for epidemics of PTSD when disasters strike developing areas of the world...