Post‐tsunami mental health: A cross‐sectional survey of the predictors of common mental disorders in South India 9–11 months after the 2004 Tsunami

Abstract

A large majority of the sample in an area of South India screened positive for CMD 9-11 months after the tsunami. These data served as an impetus in planning a long-term, five-year post-disaster intervention. Accurate longitudinal data about risk and protective factors after a disaster are needed to plan medium- and long-term interventions.

Evaluating feasibility and acceptability of a group WHO trans-diagnostic intervention for women with common mental disorders in rural Pakistan: a cluster randomised controlled feasibility trial

“…Research on mental health problems 1 following humanitarian emergencies 2 has focused on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) (Inter-Agency Standing Committee, 2007; George et al 2012). However, a broad range of mental health consequences are recognised (World Health Organization, 2007).…”

Relationships between Sleep Problems and Psychiatric Comorbidities among China's Wenchuan Earthquake Survivors Remaining in Temporary Housing Camps

“…Strong researches on diverse psychiatric behavior, major psychiatric outcomes, and useful clinic treatment in Asian and Pacific Rim region have been published (Feng et al, 2011 ; Raphael and Ng, 2011 ; George et al, 2012 ; Ibrahim et al, 2013 ; Bae et al, 2015 ; Chee et al, 2015 ; Hong et al, 2016 ). The present study provided unique empirical evidence of sleep problems and psychiatric comorbidities which are associated with each other among Wenchuan Earthquake survivors who remained in temporary housing camps.…”

“…Earthquakes, as one of the major natural disasters, have strongly associated with various problems of psychiatric morbidity, such as posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, and anxiety among Earthquake survivors (Maj et al, 1989 ; Wood et al, 1992 ; Kato et al, 1996 ; Krakow et al, 2000 ; Chen et al, 2007 ; Chung et al, 2010 ; George et al, 2012 ). The prevalence rate of PTSD after earthquakes varied from 14.5 to 74.0% (Goenjian, 1993 ; Hsu et al, 2002 ; Başoglu et al, 2004 ; Tural et al, 2004 ; Altindag et al, 2005 ; Lee et al, 2009 ; Giannopoulou et al, 2006 ; Kuo et al, 2007 ; Priebe et al, 2009 ).…”

Post-Flood Rapid Needs Assessment in Srinagar City, Jammu and Kashmir State, India, September, 2014

“…[5][6][7] During post-tsunami in south India, 64% of individuals screened positive for common post-disaster mental health issues. 8 In post-disaster situations, systematic case identification and mental health interventions can be integrated into the public health response such as implemented by Médecins Sans Frontières in China, Colombia, Gaza, and the West Bank. Such interventions resulted in symptomatic improvement in a majority of people.…”