Citation

Jha A, Shakya S. JNMA J. Nepal Med. Assoc. 2015; 53(199): 202-207.

Affiliation

Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, TU Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, Nepal Medical Association)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

27549507

Abstract

Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is common psychiatric morbidity among earthquake survivors, and if untreated people suffer from it for years. Government of Nepal and NGOs provided various short-term mental health services to the victims of the 2015 earthquake in Nepal, but there was no plan or provision for long-term mental health problems. The prevalence of PTSD following natural disasters depends on various local factors requiring understanding and further investigation before identifying affordable evidence based interventions. This paper discusses the need for PTSD research among the survivors of the 2015 earthquake in Nepal, and describes the challenges and difficulties of recruiting and training PTSD volunteers.

Language: en