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Mental Support for the Victim of Japan Earthquake
Takashi ASADA
Department of Neuropsychiatry, University of Tsukuba
Psychiatria et Neurologia Japonica 114: 227-232, 2012

 First the Japan earthquake, then tsunami, now a country with more than 20,000 known dead and missing must cope with the threat of nuclear contamination. Disaster may place survivors at risk for a range of negative outcomes. Disaster-related mental health problems may include acute stress disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, and depression. The individuals with psychologically wounded by this disaster will leave their imprint for years, even decades, to come. We are now planning to open a new department named Psychiatric services for the survivors of natural disasters. Through the activities of this department,we aim to continue daily psychiatric services and to promote wellness of the survivors. Thus,we are making a system to recruit and dispatch psychiatrists for the psychiatric services at the damaged areas. On the other hand,in modern Japan society,namely aging society with low birth rate, the latent ability of university students is indispensable for the recovery after big disasters. We will take their academic ability into the activities of the new department. We also plan to promote their wellness through this kind of volunteer acidity.

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