Citation

Shindo M, Kitamura H, Tachibana A, Honma H, Someya T. Psychiatry Clin. Neurosci. 2012; 66(5): 454-456.

Affiliation

Department of Psychiatry, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences Section of Disaster Medicine, Research Institute for Natural Hazards and Disaster Recovery, Niigata University Niigata Institute for Traumatic Stress, Mental Health and Welfare Association in Niigata Prefecture, Niigata, Japan.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/j.1440-1819.2012.02366.x

PMID

22834665

Abstract

We surveyed 3078 sufferers in Tsunan (Niigata), an intermediate and mountainous area of Japan, after the 2011 Northern Nagano Prefecture Earthquake. More subjects reported fear of the earthquake or related anxiety symptoms and insomnia in Tsunan than in the control group. Female sex and older age were found to be risk factors for poor psychological outcome. Those with risk factors should be carefully followed up.

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