Public Health Preparedness for and Response to Nuclear Disasters: An Editorial

Abstract

In 2011, resilience to nuclear disasters emerged as a core public health challenge. [...]

Trends in Suicide Mortality in 10 Years around the Great East Japan Earthquake: Analysis of Evacuation and Non-Evacuation Areas in Fukushima Prefecture

“…Moreover, the mental health problems faced by the victims change over time [ 7 ]. In the immediate aftermath of a disaster, mental health patients continue to receive medical care [ 8 ], but people experience traumatic reactions and loss due to the disaster [ 9 , 10 ]. In the medium to long term, problems such as insomnia, depression, and alcohol dependence have been reported [ 11 , 12 , 13 ], and in the reconstruction period, re-separation of communities and the loneliness associated with moving to a new home have been reported [ 7 , 14 , 15 ].…”