@article{ref1,
title="Mental health assessment among scattered residents after Wenchuan earthquake in Anxian, Sichuan province",
journal="Zhonghua Yu Fang Yi Xue Za Zhi",
year="2009",
author="Liu, Shi-an and Zhou, Huaguo and Zhou, Xian-feng and Hu, Jun-feng and Chen, M. T. and Hu, Wei-jiang and Tang, Hou-lin and Yan, Lei and Li, Jian-wen and Li, Ren-zhong and Li, Yu-bo and Wang, Jun-yun and Zhang, Weigang and Zhang, Bi-ke and Zhang, Qing-feng and Yao, Jian-yi and Chen, Chuansheng and Shi, Wen-qi and Xia, Lian-xu and Cui, Bu-yun and Cui, Wen-ming and Kang, Ning and Jiang, Min and Pan, Li-jun and Zang, Zhao-fang and Fan, Yong-xiang and Fan, Fu-cheng and Yu, Hong-jie",
volume="43",
number="5",
pages="380-384",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: To explore the mental health status of residents scattered living in Anxian after Wenchuan earthquake so as to provide scientific basis for further mental health intervention. METHODS: A face to face interview was conducted among the scattered residents with designed questionnaire, which had three parts of the physical and emotional reaction, the relax methods and the social care and supports expected. Two-stage probability proportional to size (PPS) sample method was performed to sample 2184 from 0.44 million scattered residents in Anxian. On the basis of statistical description, mental health of different characteristics groups was compared. RESULTS: Three main symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorders in 2184 residents (11.23 +/- 3.44) were higher than the 103 fire victims in Hunan in 2003 (10.06 +/- 3.26), three factor scores of SCL-90 (5.76 +/- 1.74) were higher than normal in 1998 repair mode (n = 23 891) (4.72 +/- 1.44), and the statistical difference was observed (t = 10.77, P < 0.05; t = 706.04, P < 0.05). Comparing the mental health of different groups, some significant differences were found by age, gender and education background. CONCLUSION: The earthquake disaster brought prevalent physical and emotional reaction. Elderly people, female, junior students need mental intervention immediately. Therefore, strengthen the mental education and assistance (especially in high risk groups) would be of more significance.<p /> <p>Language: zh</p>",
language="zh",
issn="0253-9624",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}