The Great East Japan Earthquake and subsequent nuclear power plant accident caused
multidimensional and long-term effects on the mental health condition of people living in …

To integrate scholastic literature regarding the prevalence and characteristics of the
psychological consequences faced by survivors of the 2011 Fukushima earthquake/tsunami …

There are limited studies on the long-term effects of natural/environmental disasters,
especially nuclear disasters, on obstetric outcomes. This study aimed to review the results of …

BackgroundAccording to diathesis–stress models, personality traits, such as negative
emotionality (NE) and positive emotionality (PE), may moderate the effects of stressors on …

Background: This study aimed to investigate the effects of maternal exposure to external
radiation on perinatal outcomes among women who experienced the Fukushima Daiichi …

The frequency of natural disasters appears to be mounting at an alarming rate, and the
degree to which people are surviving such traumatic events also is increasing. Postdisaster …

ObjectiveNoncommunicable diseases (NCDs), including mental disorders, have become
major threats to human health worldwide. People with NCDs are particularly vulnerable to …

With the aim of monitoring the mental and physical health of mothers and children following
the Fukushima nuclear accident and providing them with necessary care, we have been …

With the growing elderly population who are susceptible to poor health, improvement of their
quality of life is essential. In the post-disaster setting of the 2011 Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear …

Purpose Over the last decade or so, ethical and societal aspects of radiological protection
have received increasing attention. This is also reflected in the publications of the …