The 30‐year mental health legacy of the <scp>C</scp>hernobyl disaster

Havenaar, Johan M.; Bromet, Evelyn J.; Gluzman, Semyon

doi:10.1002/wps.20335

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“…30 Yet, scientific evaluation of various disasters in the last decades has shown that the majority of exposed children did not develop PTSD or disaster-related mental disorders. [31][32][33][34] This can be attributed to the construct of resilience, which is widely researched but still poorly understood. [35][36][37][38][39] We favor an ageappropriate, transparent communication with children about risks and measures of prevention and mitigation.…”

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Disasters in Germany and France: An Analysis of the Emergency Events Database From a Pediatric Perspective

Ries

Zielonka

Ries³

et al. 2019

Disaster med. public health prep.

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Objective:The objective of this study was to conduct comprehensive analyses of disaster patterns for Germany and France from a pediatric perspective.Methods:An analysis of the Emergency Events Database (EM-DAT), epidemiological database with standard methods of descriptive and comparative statistics respecting the strengthening the reporting of observational studies in epidemiology (STROBE) criteria, was performed.Results:Between 2006 and 2016, there were 41 and 42 disasters in Germany and France claiming 259 and 4973 lives, respectively. Ages of afflicted individuals were not specified in EM-DAT. In Germany, most events were storms (37%), extreme temperatures (17%), floods (17%), and transport accidents (17%). In France, most events were storms (45%), extreme temperatures (17%), floods (19%), and transport accidents (14%). In Germany, most lives (96) were lost in transport accidents. In France, most casualties were due to the heat waves of 2006 and 2015 (1388 and 3275). Reported event types in Germany and France were similar, but heat waves struck France more significantly than Germany.Conclusions:Pediatric data are not explicitly captured in EM-DAT, but reported disaster patterns suggest that exposures to heat and cold, storms, trauma, chemicals, water, and infectious agents are possible mechanisms of injury. Age-stratified disaster data are needed to enable a timely, transparent, coordinated, and sustained data-driven approach to pediatric disaster resilience.

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Section: Pediatric Datathe Blind Spotmentioning

confidence: 99%

Disasters in Germany and France: An Analysis of the Emergency Events Database From a Pediatric Perspective

Ries

Zielonka

Ries³

et al. 2019

Disaster med. public health prep.

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“…50 Undoubtedly, the accident caused major psycho-social and economic damage. 51 Psychosocial factors probably explain some differences between the exposed and non-exposed groups 8 but is, however, unrelated to the biological effects of ionizing radiation.…”

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Debate on the Chernobyl Disaster

Jargin

2016

Int J Health Serv

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In a recent paper on the health impact of nuclear energy, 1 Katz stated that the ''nuclear establishment and international health authorities. .. play dirty tricks'' by a supposed concealment of information on the medical consequences of the Chernobyl disaster. The article 2 was discussed under the heading ''.. . dirty tricks,'' 1 although no particular tricks were specified. This letter does point out questionable methods (''tricks'') that lead to an overestimation of the consequences of the Chernobyl nuclear accident. In this author's opinion, Katz's article does require a critical comment. The main problem of the article is that it makes a lot of claims without providing evidence. For example, the following is stated as a separate paragraph without references: ''In Ukraine, Belarus, the Russian Federation, and many other countries contaminated to varying degrees by radionuclides from Chernobyl, there has been a significant increase in all types of cancer; diseases of the respiratory, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, urogenital, endocrine, immune, lymphoid, and nervous systems; prenatal, perinatal, infant, and child mortality; spontaneous abortion, deformities, and genetic anomalies; disturbance and retardation of mental development; neuropsychological illness; and blindness.'' 1 Katz referred to the report published as Volume 1,181 of the Annals of the New York Academy of Science (hereafter referred to as ''NYAS Report''), 3 where it was suggested that the health consequences of the Chernobyl accident are far more serious than acknowledged by the nuclear establishment. According to Katz, the NYAS Report had been misrepresented-for example, in Jargin, 2 where it was demonstrated that a major

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“…Because it is difficult to estimate the health impacts and risk associated with a nuclear disaster, the relevance of psychological consequences after a disaster may increase in the long term. Importantly, researchers have reported that the biggest impact of the Chernobyl disaster throughout the years has been on mental health (6). Thus, the concerns of parents regarding the health status of their children represent one of the most important issues involved in the aftermath of nuclear accidents.…”

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Parental Recognition of Bullying and Associated Factors Among Children After the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster: A 3-Year Follow-Up Study From the Fukushima Health Management Survey

Maeda

Ohira

et al. 2019

Front. Psychiatry

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This study examined parental recognition of bullying victimization and associated factors among evacuated children after the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident, using a 3-year follow-up data (wave 1: January 2012; wave 2: January 2013; wave 3: February 2014). The sample included the caregivers of 2,616 children in the first–sixth grades of elementary school, who lived in one of the 13 municipalities that were the target areas of the Mental Health and Lifestyle Survey, conducted as part of the Fukushima Mental Health Management Survey. Across 3 years, around 80% of caregivers responded “not true,” 15% responded “somewhat true,” and 5% responded “certainly true” in response to a question about bullying victimization of their children. Being male was significantly associated with the parental recognition of bullying victimization at wave 1 and wave 3. At wave 1, experiencing the nuclear plant explosion was significantly associated with parental recognition of bullying victimization. Moreover, age at wave 3 was negatively associated with parental recognition of bullying victimization. Our findings will be helpful for establishing community- and school-based mental health care for children, parents, and teachers.

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The 30‐year mental health legacy of the Chernobyl disaster

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Disasters in Germany and France: An Analysis of the Emergency Events Database From a Pediatric Perspective

Disasters in Germany and France: An Analysis of the Emergency Events Database From a Pediatric Perspective

Debate on the Chernobyl Disaster

Parental Recognition of Bullying and Associated Factors Among Children After the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster: A 3-Year Follow-Up Study From the Fukushima Health Management Survey

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