In this general literature review, we will explore the impacts and contribution of social
determinants to mental health and resiliency following both natural and man-made …

Climate change is acknowledged as being a crucial determinant of public health. The United
States is experiencing an increase in the frequency and intensity of natural disasters as a …

Natural disasters are large-scale adverse events resulting from natural processes of the
earth, often associated with death, trauma, and destruction of property. They threaten harm …

Disasters are events that challenge the individual's ability to adapt, which carries the risk of
adverse mental health outcomes including serious posttraumatic psychopathologies. While …

In recent decades, the influence of natural disasters such as hurricanes, earthquakes, heat
waves, droughts, floods and epidemics, on Global Health Security have become more …

The purpose of this study is to understand the linkages between disaster and its impact on
mental health. To fulfil this objective, an attempt has been made to examine the existing …

Background A number of studies have shown a range of negative psychological symptoms
(eg depression) after exposure to natural disasters. The aim of this study was to determine …

Several individual-level factors are known to promote psychological resilience in the
aftermath of disasters. Far less is known about the role of community-level factors in shaping …

Prior research has found that exposure to natural hazards and infectious disease are
associated with adverse mental health outcomes. Less studied are the ways that individual …

Despite rising interest on the concept of societal resilience and its measurement, little has
been done to provide operational indicators. Importantly, an evidence-based approach to …