The relationship between psychiatric morbidity and quality of life: interview study of Norwegian tsunami survivors 2 and 6 years post-disaster

Table 2 Bivariate relations between psychiatric disorders and domains of quality of life 2 years post-tsunami (N = 62)

	Physical health	Psychological health	Social relationships	Environment
Depressive disorders	-2.84***	-3.17***	-2.95***	-3.37***
Specific phobia	0.03	-0.24	0.42	-1.01
PTSD	-1.37	-3.25***	-4.19***	-3.99***
Other anxiety disorders	-0.61	-1.34*	-2.43**	-1.13
Substance disorders	-0.29	-0.56	-1.97	-0.79

Figures are mean differences between those with and without psychiatric disorder as tested by Student t-tests. The direction of the difference is negative; thus, those without a psychiatric disorder had better quality of life than those with a psychiatric disorder
*P ≤ .05; **P ≤ .01; ***P ≤ .001

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