Mental health and psychosocial interventions to limit the adverse psychological effects of disasters and emergencies in China: a scoping review DOI Creative Commons
Gen Li, Wei Shi, Xing Gao

et al.

The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 45, P. 100580 - 100580

Published: Sept. 5, 2022

Language: Английский

Ecological Disasters and Mental Health: Causes, Consequences, and Interventions DOI Creative Commons
Joshua C. Morganstein, Robert J. Ursano

Frontiers in Psychiatry, Journal Year: 2020, Volume and Issue: 11

Published: Feb. 11, 2020

Ecological disasters highlight the importance of understanding natural as they relate to a changing global climate. Such often have predictable pattern evolving over time and anticipated psychological behavioral problems community disruptions. Various factors enhance transmission these adverse effects beyond geographic location ecological disaster, with certain populations being particularly vulnerable effects. Understanding range can aid in optimizing interventions. The use evidence-informed interventions reduce distress, well-being improve functioning for affected individuals communities. Effective preparedness involves an factors, incorporation them at all stages disaster management, continuous education training planners responders.

Language: Английский

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The Impact of Climate Change on Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing: A Narrative Review of Current Evidence, and its Implications DOI Creative Commons
Emma Lawrance, Rhiannon Thompson, Jessica Newberry Le Vay

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International Review of Psychiatry, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 34(5), P. 443 - 498

Published: July 4, 2022

Converging global evidence highlights the dire consequences of climate change for human mental health and wellbeing. This paper summarises literature across relevant disciplines to provide a comprehensive narrative review multiple pathways through which interacts with Climate acts as risk amplifier by disrupting conditions known support good health, including socioeconomic, cultural environmental conditions, living working conditions. The disruptive influence rising temperatures extreme weather events, such experiencing heatwave or water insecurity, compounds existing stressors experienced individuals communities. has deleterious effects on people's is particularly acute those groups already disadvantaged within countries. Awareness experiences escalating threats inaction can generate understandable psychological distress; though strong emotional responses also motivate action. We highlight opportunities communities cope act change. Consideration interconnected impacts their determinants must inform evidence-based interventions. Appropriate action that centres justice reduce current future burden, while simultaneously improving nurture wellbeing equality. presented adds further weight need decisive decision makers all scales.

Language: Английский

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Effects of tropical cyclone Freddy on the social determinants of health: the narrative review of the experience in Malawi DOI Creative Commons
Fiona Braka, Ebenezer Obi Daniel, Joseph Okeibunor

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BMJ Public Health, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 2(1), P. e000512 - e000512

Published: April 1, 2024

Malawi-one of the low-income countries in Africa-has witnessed a series flood-related disasters many years. The recent tropical cyclone Freddy (TCF) has indispensable effects on unequal distribution social determinants health with tendencies for increased disease outbreaks across districts country. This narrative study aimed at unravelling consequences TCF and its possible relationship already existing cholera epidemic fourteen affected districts. Additionally, it to document immediate humanitarian responses acute phase disaster. We identified, used extracted information data from relevant documents available government records, WHO other multiagency documents, which were summarised along actions associated implications entire event. Areas TCF's main included health, shelter, education, nutrition, water sanitation hygiene, agriculture livelihood, transport logistics including food security. notable are donations, camp creation accommodations, emergency life-saving response essential healthcare services. Nsanje Chikwawa experienced an increase cases deaths post-TCF. highest proportion disaster-impacted intervention beneficiaries women children. negative impacts should be considered by disaster management experts evidence-based policy-making towards risk reduction flood-prone using all-hazard approach. step might useful improving vulnerable population's standard living achievement related Sustainable Development Goals Malawi.

Language: Английский

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A decennial review of psychotraumatology: what did we learn and where are we going? DOI Creative Commons
Miranda Olff, Ananda B. Amstadter, Chérie Armour

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European journal of psychotraumatology, Journal Year: 2019, Volume and Issue: 10(1)

Published: Nov. 20, 2019

On 6 December 2019 we start the 10th year of European Journal Psychotraumatogy (EJPT), a full Open Access journal on psychotrauma. This editorial is part special issue celebrating 10 years anniversary and acknowledging some our most impactful articles past decade. In this editors present decennial review field addressing range topics that are core to both psychotraumatology as discipline. These include neurobiological developments (genomics, neuroimaging neuroendocrine research), forms trauma exposure impact across lifespan, mass early interventions, work-related trauma, in refugee populations, potential consequences such PTSD or Complex PTSD, but also resilience. We address innovations psychological, medication (enhanced) technology-assisted treatments, mediators moderators like social support finally how new research methods help us gain insights symptom structures better predict development treatment success. aimed answer three questions 1. Where did stand 2010? 2. What learn years? 3. knowledge gaps? conclude with number recommendations concerning top priorities for future direction correspondingly journal.

Language: Английский

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Brain diseases in changing climate DOI
Joanna A. Ruszkiewicz, Alexey A. Tinkov, Anatoly V. Skalny

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Environmental Research, Journal Year: 2019, Volume and Issue: 177, P. 108637 - 108637

Published: Aug. 8, 2019

Language: Английский

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The preparation of complementary food for breastmilk after the earthquake in Malampah, Pasaman Districts, West Sumatra Province in 2022 DOI Creative Commons
Dian Lestari, Nice Rachmawati Masnadi

E3S Web of Conferences, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 604, P. 10002 - 10002

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

A seismic event of 6.2 magnitude occurred on February 25, 2022, causing significant earthquake in West Pasaman Regency and Regency. It is evident that children under the age five constitute second biggest group refugees Toddlers who do not get fed properly are an environment with poor sanitation can be threatened by various diseases. Implementing regular supplemental feeding techniques catastrophe settings a crucial strategy for improving children’s nutritional condition. This paper based several literature studies refer to literatures. Access facilities infrastructure influences disaster food assistance. Public kitchens were quickly created Pasaman, especially District, after earthquake. Lack potable water four-wheeled vehicle access restricted camp production. Food from PERSAGI contributors distributed Puskesmas Ladang Panjang Malampah. Even emergencies, typical supplementary meals provided. In disasters, primary carers or parents require help governing complementary provision clean water, convenient cooking facilities, diversified items, home-cooked, local-culture meals. addition facility support, health workers must teach about standardised give them confidence offer emergencies

Language: Английский

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Assessment of urban seismic social vulnerability based on game theory combination and TOPSIS model: a case study of Changchun City DOI Creative Commons
Ming Ma, Yichen Zhang, Jiquan Zhang

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Scientific Reports, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 15(1)

Published: March 10, 2025

Language: Английский

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Children's earthquake preparedness and risk perception: A comparative study of two cities in Turkey, using a modified PRISM approach DOI
Ayse Yildiz, Richard Teeuw,

Julie Dickinson

et al.

International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, Journal Year: 2020, Volume and Issue: 49, P. 101666 - 101666

Published: May 24, 2020

Language: Английский

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Exploring the Effects of Natural Capital Depletion and Natural Disasters on Happiness and Human Wellbeing: A Study in China DOI Creative Commons

Fami Lu,

Muhammad Tayyab Sohail

Frontiers in Psychology, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 13

Published: May 23, 2022

Since recent climate change has caused more natural disasters (NDs) than ever before, there is a worldwide concern that this could have both short-term and long-term economic health consequences. This perhaps the first attempt to explore effects of capital (NC) NDs on human wellbeing China over period 1993-2020. The study compiled data from World Bank, Value Survey, UNDP, EM-DAT, IMF for analysis. empirical analysis done by using autoregressive distributed lag model. Empirical results prove NC positive significant effect happiness, health, in long run. also show significantly reduce happiness recommend some important policy implications.

Language: Английский

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Community-driven disaster management: A case from the Middle East DOI
Ihab Hanna Sawalha

Community Development, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 24

Published: Jan. 2, 2025

This is an informative exploratory study that aims to investigate the role of public awareness and how it leads development community-driven disaster management frameworks. Interviewer-administered questionnaires personal interviews were conducted in Jordan. The sample consisted people from 12 governorates/districts. findings revealed respondents have been inadequately/inconsistently informed about guidelines. also insufficient attempts made transform into more practical frameworks for management. Public reflects positively on outcomes It expected improve ways think get involved. value still underexplored, especially Middle East. research sheds light significance shifting its theoretical boundary social perspectives

Language: Английский

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