@article{ref1,
title="The establishment of a standard operation procedure for psychiatric service after an earthquake",
journal="Disasters",
year="2011",
author="Su, Chao-Yueh and Chou, Frank Huang-Chih and Tsai, Kuan-Yi and Lin, Wen-Kuo",
volume="35",
number="3",
pages="587-605",
abstract="This study presents information on the design and creation of a standard operation procedure (SOP) for psychiatric service after an earthquake. The strategies employed focused on the detection of survivors who developed persistent psychiatric illness, particularly post-traumatic stress and major depressive disorders. In addition, the study attempted to detect the risk factors for psychiatric illness. A Disaster-Related Psychological Screening Test (DRPST) was designed by five psychiatrists and two public health professionals for rapidly and simply interviewing 4,223 respondents within six months of the September 1999 Chi-Chi earthquake. A SOP was established through a systemic literature review, action research, and two years of data collection. Despite the limited time and resources inherent to a disaster situation, it is necessary to develop an SOP for psychiatric service after an earthquake in order to assist the high number of survivors suffering from subsequent psychiatric impairment.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0361-3666",
doi="10.1111/j.1467-7717.2011.01231.x",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-7717.2011.01231.x"
}