Psychiatric and Medical Disorders in the after Math of the Uttarakhand Disaster: Assessment, Approach, and Future Challenges

Channaveerachari, Naveen Kumar; Raj, A.R. Prabhu; Joshi, Suvarna; Paramita, Prajna; Somanathan, Revathi; Chandran, Dhanya; Kasi, Sekar; Bangalore, N Roopesh; Math, Suresh Bada

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“…All but one of the 23 studies used a cross-sectional or repeated cross-sectional design. Furthermore, one study was qualitative, 39 two were mixed methods 42 44 and the remainder were quantitative. Crabtree 39 qualitatively explored disaster-related experiences and PTSD symptoms among community members after the 2008 Kosi River floods.…”

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“… 35 36 52 These differences likely contributed to the observed variation in disorder prevalence estimates. For example, Channaveerachari et al 42 reported a PTSD prevalence of 0.7% among flood-affected individuals in India, assessed by a psychiatrist using ICD-10 criteria. Alternatively, Chung et al 46 reported a PTSD prevalence of 100% after a flood exposure in Pakistan, assessed using the PTSD Diagnostic Scale screening tool.…”

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“…Twenty-three studies were conducted in South Asia, with 14 in India, [32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45] 7 in Pakistan [46][47][48][49][50][51][52] and 2 in Bangladesh. 53 54 Many of these studies focused on specific populations, including women, 47 54 farmers, 36 primary care attendees 43 and postdisaster relief camp attendees.…”

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Climate change, climate-related disasters and mental disorder in low- and middle-income countries: a scoping review

Sharpe

Davison

2021

BMJ Open

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IntroductionClimate change and climate-related disasters adversely affect mental health. Low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are particularly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change and climate-related disasters and often lack adequate mental healthcare infrastructure. We used the scoping review methodology to determine how exposure to climate change and climate-related disasters influences the presence of mental disorders among those living in LMICs. We also aimed to recognise existing gaps in this area of literature.MethodsThis review followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews checklist. To identify relevant studies, we searched five electronic databases (MEDLINE, EMBASE, Global Health, APA PsycInfo and Sociological Abstracts) from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2019. We also searched the grey literature. Included studies had an adult-focused LMIC population, a climate change or climate-related disaster exposure and a mental disorder outcome. Relevant study information was extracted and synthesised.ResultsFifty-eight studies were identified, most of which (n=48) employed a cross-sectional design. The most commonly studied exposure–outcome combinations were flood-related post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) (n=28), flood-related depression (n=15) and storm-related PTSD (n=13). The majority of studies identified a positive exposure–outcome association. However, few studies included a baseline or comparator (ie, unexposed) group, thereby limiting our understanding of the magnitude or nature of this association. There was also great heterogeneity in this literature, making studies difficult to pool or compare. Several research gaps were identified including the lack of longitudinal studies and non-uniformity of geographic coverage.ConclusionTo our knowledge, this was the first scoping review to investigate the relationship between climate change and climate-related disaster exposures and mental disorder outcomes in LMICs. Our findings support the need for further research, but also highlight that mental health should be a priority within LMIC climate change policy considerations.

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“…Females were mainly home maker and stay at home mother. Even if their married, they still have more financial insecurities compare to their husband (Channaveerachari et al 2015;Siriwardhana et al 2013).…”

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Adaptive Behaviour and Its Associated Factors Among Displaced Population in Taman Bayu Damai, Johor

Akmal

Suhainizam

2018

IJPHCS

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Background: Displaced population is a broad definition than encompasses refugees, internally-displaced population and relocated populations and this phenomenon can cause a lot of effect which can be economical, psycho-social, health and wellbeing. Adaptive behaviour is a compilation of social, conceptual and practical skills that a person learned to be able to play their role in daily living. This can be influenced by various factors like sociodemographic, socio-economic and physical health. Materials and Methods:A cross-sectional study was conducted in Taman Bayu Damai, Pengerang, Johor from May 2018 to June 2018 among 554 relocated population. Respondents were selected using proportionate stratified sampling based on their previous localities prior to relocation. Number of respondents for each stratum is determined to be proportionate with its size compared to the whole area and randomised. Respondents were handed a selfadministered questionnaire. The Spearman's Correlation was used to determine correlations between continuous variables. After categorisations, Chi-Square Test of Independence was used to determine the association between the categorical variables. Finally, multiple logistic regression using Enter method was used to identify significant predictors. Result:The response rate was 92.3%. Response rate across all strata ranged from 84.3% to 97.3%. Five factors were found to be significantly associated with poor adaptive behaviour which are gender, education level, social support, marital status and monthly income. However, upon further analysis, none of these plus confounding factors was a significant predictor for poor adaptive behaviour. Conclusion:Adaptive behaviour among displaced population in Taman Bayu Damai is generally good but there is still small portion of population that still struggling. These population can be targeted to avoid further deterioration and potentially lead to mental issues. Future intervention should focus on female, lower education level, lower income, widowed and divorcees and low social support and emphasis on religious and self-empowerment programmes.

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Uttarakhand Disaster 2013: A Report on Psychosocial Adversities Experienced by Children and Adolescents

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Psychiatric and Medical Disorders in the after Math of the Uttarakhand Disaster: Assessment, Approach, and Future Challenges

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Climate change, climate-related disasters and mental disorder in low- and middle-income countries: a scoping review

Climate change, climate-related disasters and mental disorder in low- and middle-income countries: a scoping review

Adaptive Behaviour and Its Associated Factors Among Displaced Population in Taman Bayu Damai, Johor

Uttarakhand Disaster 2013: A Report on Psychosocial Adversities Experienced by Children and Adolescents

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