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Gender differences in the psychological impact of tsunami.
- Source :
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The International journal of social psychiatry [Int J Soc Psychiatry] 2013 Mar; Vol. 59 (2), pp. 130-6. Date of Electronic Publication: 2011 Nov 02. - Publication Year :
- 2013
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Abstract
- Aim: The aim of this observational study was to explore gender-related differences in psychiatric morbidity during the initial three months following the December 2004 earthquake and tsunami involving the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India.<br />Methods: There were 12,784 survivors sheltered across 74 relief camps with 4,684 displaced survivors in Port Blair and 8,100 non-displaced survivors in Car-Nicobar Island. All persons who accessed mental health assistance within the camps constituted the study sample. Diagnoses were made by qualified psychiatrists using the ICD-10. There were 475 patients: 188 (40%) men and 287 (60%) women.<br />Results: There were significant gender differences in terms of displacement. There were significantly higher levels of panic disorder, unspecified anxiety disorder and somatic complaints in the displaced women while the non-displaced population showed more adjustment disorder.<br />Conclusions: Displacement was a significant factor in the manifestations of observed pathology. Displaced women had greater psychiatric morbidity. In addition, the fact that adjustment disorder (a self-limiting disorder form of psychopathology) was more prevalent in the non-displaced group may be a reflection of the findings of overall lesser morbidity in non-displaced women. Hence, women may have to be rehabilitated in their own habitats after major disasters.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Demography
Disasters
Earthquakes
Female
Humans
India epidemiology
International Classification of Diseases
Male
Prevalence
Risk Factors
Sex Distribution
Sex Factors
Socioeconomic Factors
Stress, Psychological psychology
Survivors psychology
Survivors statistics & numerical data
Tsunamis
Adjustment Disorders diagnosis
Adjustment Disorders epidemiology
Adjustment Disorders etiology
Adjustment Disorders psychology
Anxiety Disorders diagnosis
Anxiety Disorders epidemiology
Anxiety Disorders etiology
Anxiety Disorders psychology
Emergency Shelter statistics & numerical data
Somatoform Disorders diagnosis
Somatoform Disorders epidemiology
Somatoform Disorders etiology
Somatoform Disorders psychology
Stress, Psychological complications
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1741-2854
- Volume :
- 59
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- The International journal of social psychiatry
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 22053075
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0020764011423469