@article{ref1,
title="The nature of psychiatric problems among disaster victims",
journal="Psychiatry and the Clinical Neurosciences",
year="1998",
author="Araki, K. and Nakane, Y. and Ohta, Y. and Kawasaki, N.",
volume="52",
number="Suppl",
pages="S317-S319",
abstract="One-quarter of the residents (about 52,000) in the disaster area around the volcanic eruption area of Mt Unzen-Fugen have been forced to evacuate over a 3 year period. We conducted a psychological controlled study using the GHQ-30 for evacuees. As a result, the percentage of people with a high score over 8 points was 67% of evacuees, markedly higher than 10% of the control group. Some mental support activities, such as counseling by community nurses and crisis intervention/medication by psychiatrists and others, have been promoted. Subjects who received a psychiatric intervention had good outcome as a whole. The nature of psychiatric problems among disaster evacuees and the necessity of long-term support are discussed in this paper.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1323-1316",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}