Hospital Personnel Reactions to Haiti’s Earthquake

Ben–Ezra, Menachem

doi:10.4088/jcp.10l06205blu

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“…In the current sample, the scale had very good internal reliability (Cronbach's a = 0.975). This instrument is widely used during disasters [45][46][47].…”

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Gender Differences in Psychological Reactions to Hurricane Sandy Among New York Metropolitan Area Residents

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Hurricane Sandy was a natural disaster of large proportions--a category 3 storm at its peak intensity that struck New York Metropolitan Area on October, 2012. The death and destruction caused by a hurricane can rise numerous of mental health vulnerabilities such as, acute stress disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder, depression, and anxiety. Gender has been identified as one critical variable that can impact vulnerability to adverse effects of trauma, as well as how these reactions are managed. The present research provides an evaluation of gender differences regarding posttraumatic stress symptoms, recollections of national disasters and fears of future negative life events. It also aims to explore information seeking and sources of assistance that were utilized during Hurricane Sandy. An online survey sample of 1,000 people from New York Metropolitan Area completed a battery of self-report questionnaires four weeks after the storm. Results revealed that recollections of national disaster and fear of future events were found to be significantly different among women compared to men. Additionally, women were more inclined toward information seeking through Facebook than men, although no gender differences emerged when examining sources of support. The results indicate that disaster practitioners should tailor gender sensitive interventions.

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“…In the current sample, the scale had very good internal reliability (Cronbach's a = 0.975). This instrument is widely used during disasters [45][46][47].…”

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“…This measure was found to be suitable during previous use in other major disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake. 9 Exposure level was measured by the distance to Fukushima in kilometers (mean = 271.09; SD = 127.77).…”

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Subjective Assessments of Threats and Their Association to Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms

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Palgi²,

Hamama‐Raz³

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J. Clin. Psychiatry

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M w earthquake. The results were severe, as more than 15,000 people were killed by the earthquake and the following tsunami. 1 The aftermath of the disaster was a level 7 nuclear meltdown in Fukushima, matching only the Chernobyl disaster. 1,2 However, a recent report of the World Health Organization showed that, to date, no deaths from immediate exposure to radiation were detected and that the deaths of the 6 workers in the nuclear facility at Fukushima were not related to direct exposure to radioactive radiation. 3 Moreover, the media coverage of the nuclear threat led to mass panic among the Japanese population and triggered memories of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. 4,5 The media's focus on the nuclear threat is important to note in light of the fact that although more than 15,000 people were killed during the earthquake and subsequent tsunami, no fatalities were detected from direct exposure to radioactive radiation. We conducted a study to address the lacuna in the literature concerning the subjective assessment of threat and the reactions elicited from it.Our aim was to examine if there is a potential difference in the subjective assessment of the levels of 2 threats, natural disaster versus nuclear disaster, and whether the 2 types of threat show different associations with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms. On the basis of previous study, 6 we hypothesized that subjective threat assessment of nuclear disaster will be higher than subjective threat assessment of natural disaster. In addition, we hypothesized that the association between subjective threat assessments of nuclear disaster and PTSD symptoms would be stronger than the association between threat assessments of natural disaster and PTSD symptoms, controlling for exposure level.

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“…In addition, other groups are likely to be exposed to cadavers (for example, first responders or military personnel), 7,8 in which case the use of a controlled and sterile setting for exposure to cadavers may help reduce probable psychological distress.…”

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Impact of the <em>Body Worlds]</em> Exhibition on Mental Health Indices and Death-Related Fears

Ben–Ezra¹,

Palgi²

2015

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Hospital Personnel Reactions to Haiti’s Earthquake

Cited by 23 publications

References 11 publications

Gender Differences in Psychological Reactions to Hurricane Sandy Among New York Metropolitan Area Residents

Gender Differences in Psychological Reactions to Hurricane Sandy Among New York Metropolitan Area Residents

Subjective Assessments of Threats and Their Association to Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms

Impact of the <em>Body Worlds]</em> Exhibition on Mental Health Indices and Death-Related Fears

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