Impact of Natural Disasters on Mental Health: Evidence and Implications

Healthcare, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 12(18), P. 1812 - 1812

Published: Sept. 10, 2024

Natural disasters are large-scale catastrophic events, and they increasing in frequency severity. Converging evidence indicates that the mental health consequences of extensive often associated with trauma disruption personal socioeconomic factors people’s lives. Although most individuals experiencing disaster-related traumatic events do not develop illnesses, some experience adverse psychological effects disasters. These begin immediately following a disaster may persist for extended periods. In this article, we summarize literature findings to provide narrative review focuses on natural An overview research field is provided, ordered into theoretical frameworks. Then, development course psychopathology regarding aftermath described methodological context. Next, understanding as an event transition highlighted, impact disaster-specific discussed. Lastly, potential relationship between transitional speculated on, implications The can be direct or indirect, short-term long-term, extent depends recovery process affected community. Also, propose possible merits using Transitional Impact Scale context by assessing features its health. We conclude suggesting direction future terms measuring community settings (affected vs. non-affected) also considering cross-cultural cross-regional differences. recent decades, large amount knowledge has been gathered from research, but, still, more needed resolve irregular through refining variations.

Language: Английский

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Prevention of mental disorders after exposure to natural hazards: a meta-analysis

BMJ Mental Health, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 28(1), P. e301357 - e301357

Published: March 1, 2025

Mental health complaints are increased in survivors of natural hazards and disaster responders. This meta-analysis assessed the efficacy psychological psychosocial interventions for prevention mental disorders after exposure to hazards. We searched Web Science, PsycINFO MEDLINE peer-reviewed randomised controlled trials evaluating preventive targeting symptoms post-traumatic stress disorder, depression anxiety. Trials conducted both, civilians responders, were included. Random-effect meta-analyses assess relative active passive control conditions. The results from 10 included studies (5068 participants) did not find be superior compared with or conditions regarding disorder (g=0.08 g=0.05) (g=0.13 g=0.32, respectively). Effects on anxiety remain unclear. Aggregated effects all outcomes significant at follow-up controls, but interpretability is limited by low number studies. Intervention significantly associated intervention type (psychotherapy vs psychosocial), age delivery mode (online face-to-face). risk bias across was high. current evidence does allow any recommendations programmes aftermath A larger body high-quality research needed develop effective evidence-based https://osf.io/4es65.

Language: Английский

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Household Seismic Adjustments: The Influence of Inconvenience and Efficacy Perceptions

Research Square (Research Square), Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: April 17, 2025

Social psychological theory and empirical evidence suggest that peoples’ perceptions of household seismic adjustments, in addition to their earthquakes themselves, should predict the likelihood adjustments are performed. However, little research has been done address this issue. While past found effectiveness adjustment influence levels, inconvenience – namely cost, time, effort, required cooperation knowledge involved making these have not adjustment. study did find higher perceived an adjustment, less likely people perform Findings hazard managers stress relative ease convenience when talking about mitigation generally while emphasizing both efficacy speaking individual adjustments. These findings applicable other disasters. Natural agency officials, managers, app designers seek reduce knowledge, dimensions for all natural hazards.

Language: Английский

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Competency-Based Climate Change and Mental Health Education: An Emerging Paradigm

Academic Psychiatry, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Aug. 5, 2024

Language: Английский

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