Mental Health and Psychosocial Support after the Great East Japan Earthquake

AbstractObjectiveThe Great East Japan Earthquake, which occurred on March 11, 2011, caused unprecedented damage. To address evacuees’ psychosocial issues, our disaster mental health team provided psychosocial support in the form of careful listening and providing information for reconstruction.MethodsTo summarize evacuees’ psychosocial issues, we reviewed records of our daily activities and analyzed factors related to continuation or termination of support. Terminated support was defined as the resolution or improvement of psychological issues relative to the time of initial support.ResultsBased on logistic regression analysis, living in prefabricated temporary housing (odds ratio [OR]: 0.37; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.19-0.72), a high number of improved stress symptoms (0.81; 95% CI: 0.67-0.99), and higher support frequency (0.84; 95% CI: 0.78-0.90) were significantly associated with a lower likelihood of continuing support. Conversely, economic and resettlement issues (2.75; 95% CI: 1.63-4.64) and high numbers of stress symptoms (1.24; 95% CI: 1.06-1.45) were strongly and significantly associated with continuing support, particularly in the mid- to long-term phase following the earthquake (ie, after August 1, 2011). No significant association was found between support status and alcohol problems or disaster-related experiences (eg, loss of family or housing).ConclusionOur findings highlight the need to be aware of evacuees’ social issues such as resettlement in the mid- to long-term post-disaster phase. (Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2017;11:439–450)

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New Guidelines Announced on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e590672010-002 ◽

2007 ◽

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Psychosocial Support ◽

New Guidelines

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Research Priorities for Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Humanitarian Settings

PLoS Medicine ◽

10.1371/journal.pmed.1001096 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 8 (9) ◽

pp. e1001096 ◽

Cited By ~ 72

Author(s):

Wietse A. Tol ◽

Vikram Patel ◽

Mark Tomlinson ◽

Florence Baingana ◽

Ananda Galappatti ◽

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Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Psychosocial Support ◽

Research Priorities ◽

Humanitarian Settings

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A Walk-In Clinic for Newly Arrived Mentally Burdened Refugees: The Patient Perspective

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph18052275 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (5) ◽

pp. 2275

Author(s):

Catharina Zehetmair ◽

Valentina Zeyher ◽

Anna Cranz ◽

Beate Ditzen ◽

Sabine C. Herpertz ◽

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Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Help Seeking ◽

Mental Health Problems ◽

Psychosocial Support ◽

Support Service ◽

Psychiatric Medication ◽

Health Issues ◽

Lack Of Information ◽

High Level ◽

Past Experiences

Providing refugees with psychosocial support is particularly important considering the high level of mental health problems prevalent in this population. A psychosocial walk-in clinic operating within a state reception and registration center in Germany has been supporting mentally burdened refugees since 2016. This study focused on patients’ perspectives on their mental health burden, the psychosocial walk-in clinic, and future help seeking. We conducted interviews with n = 22 refugees attending the walk-in clinic from March to May 2019. Qualitative analysis focused on the following four topics: (1) mental burden from the patients’ perspective, (2) access to the psychosocial walk-in clinic, (3) perception of counseling sessions, and (4) perception of follow-up treatment. The results show that the majority of interviewees were burdened by psychological and somatic complaints, mostly attributed to past experiences and post-migratory stress. Therapeutic counseling and psychiatric medication were found to be particularly helpful. Most of the participants felt motivated to seek further psychosocial support. Key barriers to seeking psychosocial help included shame, fear of stigma, and lack of information. Overall, the psychosocial walk-in clinic is a highly valued support service for newly arrived refugees with mental health issues.

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Does psychosocial support buffer the effect of COVID-19 related stressors on mental health among Chinese during quarantine?

Current Psychology ◽

10.1007/s12144-021-01663-1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Ying Wang ◽

Tolulope Ariyo ◽

Huijun Liu ◽

Chenjuan Ma

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Psychosocial Support

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Pemberdayaan Siswa SMAN 1 Sumberpucung Dalam Dukungan Kesehatan Jiwa Dan Psikososial Covid-19 Untuk Kelompok Rentan Khususnya Lansia

JURNAL KREATIVITAS PENGABDIAN KEPADA MASYARAKAT (PKM) ◽

10.33024/jkpm.v4i4.4045 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 4 (4) ◽

pp. 853-866

Author(s):

Berliany Venny Sipollo ◽

Mochamad Ali Sodikin

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Older Adults ◽

Mental Health Problems ◽

Psychosocial Support ◽

Psychosocial Health ◽

Health Impact ◽

Health Problems ◽

The Body ◽

Vulnerable Groups ◽

Young Generation

ABSTRAK Pandemi COVID-19 merupakan bencana non alam yang berdampak tidak hanya pada kesehatan fisik saja tetapi berdampak pula terhadap kesehatan jiwa dan psikososial masyarakat. Dampak kesehatan jiwa dan psikososial ini dapat menurunkan sistem imunitas tubuh manusia khususnya kelompok rentan yaitu kelompok lansia. Semakin seseorang merasa cemas yang berlebihan, maka tubuh mengalami kegagalan dalam menghasilkan antibodi untuk melawan virus.. Klien yang terdiagnosis positif COVID-19 merasa sangat takut dengan bayangan kematian, dan secara sosial diisolasi yang akan menimbulkan stigma sehingga mungkin terjadi ansietas dan depresi yang bila berlanjut dapat menyebabkan keputusasaan yang akan memperburuk kondisi fisik. Pemberdayaan generasi muda dalam hal ini adalah siswa SMAN 1 Sumberpucung dalam mendukung kesehatan jiwa dan psikosial lansia, yaitu lansia yang berada dalam keluarga siswa. Metode yang digunakan di masa pandemic COVID-19 dengan kegiatan atau pelatihan DKJPS (Dukungan Kesehatan Jiwa dan Psikososial) dievaluasi selama 1,5 bulan berupa melakukan upaya promosi kesehatan (peningkatan imunitas fisik dan imunitas jiwa) dan pencegahan masalah kesehatan (pencegahan penularan dan pencegahan masalah kesehatan jiwa) yang pada akhirnya disebut sebagai Adaptasi Kebiasaan Baru (AKBmelalui virtual menggunakan zoom dan platform Whatsapp Group Chat dengan metode ceramah, Tanya jawab, diskusi dan demonstrasi. Hasil Jumlah audience: 50 siswa dan jumlah lansia dan pra lansia: 11 orang Kata Kunci : Kesehatan Jiwa, Psikososial, Generasi Muda, Lansia ABSTRACT The COVID-19 pandemic is a non-natural disaster that has an impact not only on physical health but also on the mental and psychosocial health of the community. This mental and psychosocial health impact can reduce the immune system of the human body, especially vulnerable groups, namely the older adults. The more a person feels excessively anxious; the body fails to produce antibodies to fight the virus. Clients who are diagnosed positive for COVID-19 feel very afraid of the image of death and are socially isolated which will lead to stigma so that anxiety and depression may occur if it continues. Can cause despair that will worsen the physical condition. The empowerment of the younger generation in this case is the students of SMAN 1 Sumberpucung in supporting the mental and psychosocial health of the older adults, which was the older adults who are in the student's family. The method used during the COVID-19 pandemic with DKJPS (Mental Health and Psychosocial Support) activities or training was evaluated for 4 weeks in the form of health promotion efforts (increasing physical immunity and mental immunity) and prevention of health problems (prevention of transmission and prevention of mental health problems. ) which is finally referred to as New Habit Adaptation (AKB through virtual using zoom and the Whatsapp Group Chat platform with the methods of lecturing, question and answer, discussion and demonstration Results Number of audiences: 50 students and the number of older adults and pre-elderly: 11 people Keywords: Mental Health, Psychosocial, Young Generation, Older Adults

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Scope for Psychosocial Treatments in Psychosis: An Overview of Collaborative Therapy

Australasian Psychiatry ◽

10.1046/j.1039-8562.2003.00555.x ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 11 (2) ◽

pp. 220-224 ◽

Cited By ~ 17

Author(s):

Monica Gilbert ◽

Kathryn Miller ◽

Lesley Berk ◽

Velma Ho ◽

David Castle

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Psychotic Disorders ◽

Psychosocial Support ◽

Controlled Trial ◽

Psychosocial Needs ◽

Psychosocial Treatments ◽

Mental Health Consumers ◽

Collaborative Therapy ◽

Modular Treatment ◽

The Impact

Objectives: The psychosocial needs of people with psychotic disorders are not being addressed adequately. The present paper outlines a proposed framework that will help to meet some of this deficit and deliver psychosocial treatments for these individuals, as part of routine clinical practice. Conclusions: The recent Australian study on low prevalence (psychotic) disorders found that, although most Australians (91%) with a psychotic illness were taking medication, few were receiving adequate psychosocial support from mental health services; fully 47% of these saw the need for a particular type of service that was not able to be accessed by them, either because of it simply not being available or not being affordable. The programme described herein will develop, evaluate and disseminate comprehensive modular treatment packages addressing the psychosocial needs of people with psychotic disorders. It is novel in terms of the comprehensiveness of the approach, the rigour of the evaluation (using a controlled experimental design), and the extent of intersectoral and multidisciplinary involvement in mapping needs, developing the interventions, and dissemination. The potential impact for mental health consumers with psychosis is enormous because currently there is no coherent and consistent approach to addressing their psychosocial needs. The impact for the scientific community will be great because there is currently very little by way of controlled trial data in this important area of activity.

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