As industries develop,fire disasters and their associated damage are increasing.Investigating the mental health of victims is imperative because this is an essential issue for community recovery after a disaster.This ...As industries develop,fire disasters and their associated damage are increasing.Investigating the mental health of victims is imperative because this is an essential issue for community recovery after a disaster.This study was conducted to determine the efficacy of a program implemented by a community mental health center based on the investigation of the victims’depression and post-traumatic stress disorder(PTSD)levels immediately after the disaster and at one-year follow-up.As a result,victims’depression and PTSD recovered over time,and more changes were confirmed.In particular,the high-risk group for PTSD showed a high program participation rate,and there was significant recovery over time compared with the group without PTSD.Based on these results,community mental health programs are an effective way to increase community mental health after disasters.In the future,community-based recovery programs after disasters should be expanded,and administrative support for them should be developed.展开更多
The scope of this article is to screen thesymptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder （PTSD） among the professionals of health and public safety securi~ who providedhumanitarian aid fbr the population of Madeira afte...The scope of this article is to screen thesymptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder （PTSD） among the professionals of health and public safety securi~ who providedhumanitarian aid fbr the population of Madeira after the 2010 alluvium. It involves a cross-sectional study. The list of life events （LAV） and theperi-traumaticexperiences questionnaire （PTSB）--adult versionwere used for screening symptoms.The participants included 405 professionalson the emergency crews （mean age = 34.51）. Most are male （83.5%） and was in his residence （52.8%） at the time of the event.The results showed that there are significant differences between the profession and the response to the event （P 〈 0.001）, as well as in relation to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder （PTSD）, being most evident in the group of firemen and military （P 〈 0.001） of developing PTSD.Therefore, the mental health care of the professionals should suggest the vital need for specific training and the prevention of psychological disorders.展开更多
基金supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea(NRF)grant funded by the Korea Government(MEST)(No.2020R1A2B5B01002082).
文摘As industries develop,fire disasters and their associated damage are increasing.Investigating the mental health of victims is imperative because this is an essential issue for community recovery after a disaster.This study was conducted to determine the efficacy of a program implemented by a community mental health center based on the investigation of the victims’depression and post-traumatic stress disorder(PTSD)levels immediately after the disaster and at one-year follow-up.As a result,victims’depression and PTSD recovered over time,and more changes were confirmed.In particular,the high-risk group for PTSD showed a high program participation rate,and there was significant recovery over time compared with the group without PTSD.Based on these results,community mental health programs are an effective way to increase community mental health after disasters.In the future,community-based recovery programs after disasters should be expanded,and administrative support for them should be developed.
文摘The scope of this article is to screen thesymptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder （PTSD） among the professionals of health and public safety securi~ who providedhumanitarian aid fbr the population of Madeira after the 2010 alluvium. It involves a cross-sectional study. The list of life events （LAV） and theperi-traumaticexperiences questionnaire （PTSB）--adult versionwere used for screening symptoms.The participants included 405 professionalson the emergency crews （mean age = 34.51）. Most are male （83.5%） and was in his residence （52.8%） at the time of the event.The results showed that there are significant differences between the profession and the response to the event （P 〈 0.001）, as well as in relation to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder （PTSD）, being most evident in the group of firemen and military （P 〈 0.001） of developing PTSD.Therefore, the mental health care of the professionals should suggest the vital need for specific training and the prevention of psychological disorders.
