Mental Health Consequences of Disasters

Goldmann, Emily; Galea, Sandro

doi:10.1146/annurev-publhealth-032013-182435

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“…21 Extreme weather events place children at risk for injury, 22 loss of or separation from caregivers, 21 exposure to infectious diseases, 23 and a uniquely high risk of mental health consequences, including posttraumatic stress disorder, depression, and adjustment disorder. 24 Disasters can cause irrevocable harm to children through devastation of their homes, schools, and neighborhoods, all of which contribute to their physiologic and cognitive development. 25 Children suffer directly from the increased severity and duration of heat waves.…”

Section: Effects Of Climate Change On Children's Healthmentioning

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Global Climate Change and Children’s Health

Paulson,

Ahdoot,

Baum

et al. 2015

Pediatrics

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Rising global temperatures are causing major physical, chemical, and ecological changes in the planet. There is wide consensus among scientific organizations and climatologists that these broad effects, known as “climate change,” are the result of contemporary human activity. Climate change poses threats to human health, safety, and security, and children are uniquely vulnerable to these threats. The effects of climate change on child health include: physical and psychological sequelae of weather disasters; increased heat stress; decreased air quality; altered disease patterns of some climate-sensitive infections; and food, water, and nutrient insecurity in vulnerable regions. The social foundations of children’s mental and physical health are threatened by the specter of far-reaching effects of unchecked climate change, including community and global instability, mass migrations, and increased conflict. Given this knowledge, failure to take prompt, substantive action would be an act of injustice to all children. A paradigm shift in production and consumption of energy is both a necessity and an opportunity for major innovation, job creation, and significant, immediate associated health benefits. Pediatricians have a uniquely valuable role to play in the societal response to this global challenge.

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Global Climate Change and Children’s Health

Paulson,

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Baum

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Pediatrics

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“…That disaster engenders or exacerbates mental health problems has been well documented in the literature and is one the most cited examples of an event that can cause post-traumatic stress disorder (Davidson & McFarlane, 2006; Goldmann & Galea, 2014; Norris, Friedman, & Watson, 2002b; Norris et al, 2002a). In this article, I examine emotions, mental health problems, and suffering that were the result of these tornadoes.…”

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In their own words: disaster and emotion, suffering, and mental health

McKinzie

2018

International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well

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Purpose: In this article, I explore emotions, trauma, and mental health issues residents experienced after tornadoes in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and Joplin, Missouri in 2011. Methods: The research is based on 162 interviews and fieldwork from 2013-2015. I draw from literature on social suffering and trauma to ask how experiencing mental health and trauma changes how people make sense of their social worlds. Results: I discuss four common themes: 1. Emotions in immediate aftermath, 2. Relationship strain, 3. Mental health problems, and 4. Emotions in long-term recovery. Throughout the article, I pay attention to the bodily experiences of suffering and trauma. Conclusion: I argue experiencing mental health and suffering may be a critical perspective—one that can shed light on being in the world in ways that other perspectives may be less suitable to do.

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“…The psychological effect of major incidents on those involved, witnesses, and local communities is often substantial 1. Many people develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other trauma spectrum psychological disorders, and the prevalence of other common mental health problems also rises 1.…”

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“…Many people develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other trauma spectrum psychological disorders, and the prevalence of other common mental health problems also rises 1. PTSD and other mental health sequelae impair social and occupational functioning,2 affecting not only the individual but potentially the wider community.…”

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