Gujarat earthquake causes major mental health problems

Gujarat earthquake causes major mental health problems.

Earthquake and Mental Health

Earthquakes, as a nature disaster, not only causes deaths, physical disease, damage to the infrastructure and economic loss, it also keeps long-lasting Mental Health effects on individuals involved. There will always be cases of psychological disorders such as PostTraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), depression, cognitive disorder, personality disorders, and so on, especially with individuals deal...

Mental Health in Post-Earthquake Nepal

Copyright © 2015 CEA& INEA. Published online by NepJOL-INASP. www.nepjol.info/index.php/NJE The April 25 th earthquake, followed by a massive aftershock, has left millions of already traumatized people debilitated by even deeper fear and infirmity. About 1.7 million children are directly affected by the earthquake which has triggered invisible emotional distress among many [1].This may have del...

One year after the Gujarat earthquake.

Mental health in L'Aquila after the earthquake.

INTRODUCTION In the present work we describe the mental health condition of L'Aquila population in the aftermath of the earthquake in terms of structural, process and outcome perspectives. METHOD Literature revision of the published reports on the L'Aquila earthquake has been performed. RESULTS Although important psychological distress has been reported by the population, capacity of resili...