Addressing mental health aftershocks from the Turkey–Syria earthquake: a call to action

DR Garfin, RC Silver - Nature Mental Health, 2023 - nature.com
The mental health implications of the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake will probably be
profound. Here we present research from prior disasters related to the potential negative …

[HTML][HTML] Resilience in the face of disaster: prevalence and longitudinal course of mental disorders following hurricane Ike

RH Pietrzak, M Tracy, S Galea, DG Kilpatrick… - PLoS …, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Objectives Natural disasters may increase risk for a broad range of psychiatric disorders,
both in the short-and in the medium-term. We sought to determine the prevalence and …

[HTML][HTML] Determinants of psychological morbidity in survivors of the earthquake and tsunami in Aceh and Nias

I Irmansyah, S Dharmono, A Maramis… - International Journal of …, 2010 - Springer
Background The goal of this study was to collect information to inform the design of a mental
health response following the massive December 2004 earthquake and tsunami in Aceh …

Two impact pathways from religious belief to public disaster response: findings from a literature review

L Sun, Y Deng, W Qi - International journal of disaster risk reduction, 2018 - Elsevier
This study aims to understand the ways in which religious belief impacts public disaster
response and to evaluate the current knowledge regarding this topic. By reviewing the …

[PDF][PDF] PTSD, depression and help-seeking patterns following the Miyake Island volcanic eruption

T Goto, B Kahana, JP Wilson… - International Journal of …, 2002 - researchgate.net
Assessing help-seeking patterns following disaster provides useful information about who
needs professional help the most, who is willing to seek help, and who is reluctant to seek …

[HTML][HTML] Mental health problems among the survivors in the hard-hit areas of the Yushu earthquake

Z Zhang, W Wang, Z Shi, L Wang, J Zhang - 2012 - journals.plos.org
Background On April 14, 2010, an earthquake registering 7.1 on the Richter scale shook
Qinghai Province in southwest China. The earthquake caused numerous casualties and …

[HTML][HTML] Earthquake exposure and post-traumatic stress among Nepalese mothers after the 2015 earthquakes

I Kvestad, S Ranjitkar, M Ulak, RK Chandyo… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Introduction: Nepal suffered from major earthquakes in April 2015 resulting in great damage
to the society. The objective of the current study is to describe the earthquake exposure, the …

Suicidality associated with PTSD, depression, and disaster recovery status among adult survivors 8 years after the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake in China

J Guo, H He, M Fu, Z Han, Z Qu, X Wang, L Guan - Psychiatry research, 2017 - Elsevier
It has been eight years since the Wenchuan earthquake. We don't know how the lives of
those affected by the disaster may remain blighted by its effects, or how many remain thus …

Suicide ideation and a post-disaster assessment of risk and protective factors among Hurricane Harvey survivors

KM Fitzpatrick, ML Spialek - Journal of affective disorders, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Previous studies have documented evidence of increased suicidality after
natural disasters. While there is some disagreement about when and how long mental …

Religious coping and psychological and behavioral adjustment after Hurricane Katrina

AM Henslee, SF Coffey, JA Schumacher… - The Journal of …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Positive and negative religious coping are related to positive and negative psychological
adjustment, respectively. The current study examined the relation between religious coping …