TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - The 2004 tsunami and mental health in Thailand: a longitudinal analysis of one- and two-year post-disaster data
JO  - Disasters
A1  - Isaranuwatchai, Wanrudee
A1  - Coyte, Peter C.
A1  - McKenzie, Kwame
A1  - Noh, Samuel
SP  - 150
EP  - 170
VL  - 41
IS  - 1
N2  - Some 280,000 people died in the Indian Ocean tsunami on 26 December 2004. This cohort study examined its impact on mental health one and two years later. It did so by investigating the association between six consequent variables (personal injury, loss of home, loss of business, death of a family member, injury to a family member, or loss of a family member's business) and mental health, as measured by the 36-item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36), among residents in four provinces of Thailand. One year later, participants who suffered a personal injury, the loss of a business, or the loss of a family member reported poorer mental health than those who were unaffected. Two years later, participants who experienced the loss of a family member reported poorer mental health than those who were unaffected. This research shows that such a disaster may have long-lasting ramifications for mental health, and that diverse losses may influence mental health differently.<br><br>© 2016 The Author(s). Disasters © Overseas Development Institute, 2016.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0361-3666
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/disa.12188
ID  - ref1
ER  -