Ebook Mental Health Impact of Disasters
The lack of adequate mental healthcare is a pattern that exists throughout the world; not even one single country meets its mental health needs. This is especially true during disasters, when there is an increased demand for mental health services and a concurrent deterioration of mental healthcare capacity. Mental healthcare is particularly important during disasters because such events can cause fear in addition to the physical injuries among affected people. Disasters also result in long lasting psychological consequences due to the disruption of social networks and loss of property.
For a mental health intervention to be effective, it is important to take into consideration the local socio-cultural setting, requirements, problems, and the perception within the community of those requirements and problems. A balance should be maintained between individual mental health services and community focused interventions. The psychological impact of large scale disasters, particularly in urban areas, affects not only the victims but the general population as well. September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon were unprecedented. Thousands of people in New York watched the actual event unfold, and millions around the world watched it on televisions. This single event impacted people throughout the world.
Reactions of survivors after any disaster are usually associated with a loss that they suffered, such as the loss of property, the loss of loved ones, or a physical disability resulting from the disaster. Stressful physical and mental conditions and the loss of social support resulting from disasters can increase the incidence of mental health problems among survivors.
Individuals depending on their age, gender, race, knowledge, culture, and prior experience of disasters react differently under stressful conditions. They present with varying combinations of emotional, behavioral, and mental manifestations. Studies show that people’s reactions under stressful conditions are adaptive. They usually try to cope with disasters by applying their best knowledge and capabilities rather than reacting in a chaotic way. Reaction to terrorist attacks varies even within homogeneous groups of people who have been exposed to the same event with the same magnitude. People tend to feel insecure and vulnerable after terrorist acts more than after natural disasters.
Contents
Acknowledgements
List Of Tables And Figures
Important Definitions
Chapters
- Introduction
Review Of The Literature
Methods And Procedures
Results
Discussion And Limitations
Conclusion
References
Appendices
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