Background: India is vulnerable to catastrophic natural events due to its geo-climatic
conditions and manmade disasters. There is a need to study the current state related to the …

METHODS We approached 46 acknowledged international experts on mental health and
disaster management. All experts were contacted by e-mail or fax, and a letter was sent by …

Abstract Background The 2010 earthquake in Haiti caused significant human and material
damages, thousands of deaths and injuries, and 1.5 million homeless. This systematic …

4. Shuster MA, Stein BD, Jaycox LH et al. A national survey of stress reactions after the
September 11, 2001, terrorist attack. N Engl J Med 2001; 345: 1507-12. 5. Fullerton CS …

Objectives: To study qualitatively the psychosocial sequelae following a natural disaster in a
developing country and to determine the change in presentations over time. Subjects and …

Background: There is a continuing need to examine the psychiatric impact of natural
disasters for the development of an understanding of the determinants of morbid outcomes …

Background. Interventions to treat mental disorders after natural disasters are important both
for humanitarian reasons and also for successful post-disaster physical reconstruction that …

Abstract Background The “Second Lebanon War” exposed northern Israel to massive
missile attacks, aimed at civilian centers, Jewish and Arab, for a period of several weeks …

Purpose While disasters are common in Africa, disaster studies in Africa are
underrepresented in the published literature. This study prospectively examined the …

Introduction The A sian earthquake and subsequent tsunami of D ecember 2004, one of the
largest natural disasters in history, resulted in the deaths of over 250,000 people and …