Posttraumatic stress disorder and its predictors in Kathmandu Valley residents after the 2015 Nepal Earthquake
Posttraumatic stress disorder and its predictors in Kathmandu Valley residents after the 2015 Nepal Earthquake
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DOI：
10.1016/j.ijdrr.2021.102733
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发表时间：
2022-01-18
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5
通讯作者：
Bhandary, Netra Prakash
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作者：
Hatori, Tsuyoshi;Bhandary, Netra Prakash
在2015年尼泊尔地震（Mw7.8，2015年4月25日）后约六个月，我们进行了一项调查，以评估加德满都山谷灾难受害者的创伤后应激障碍（PTSD）水平。世界上许多受灾地区的灾后调查表明，灾民和受灾群众在一定时期内都过着恐惧的生活，因此本研究试图对2015年尼泊尔地震中受灾相对较重的加德满都河谷地区灾民的心理健康状况进行评估。我们使用一个17项的工具来评估PTSD，包括三种主要类型的PTSD症状：重新体验（5项），回避（7项）和过度觉醒症状（5项）。调查结果表明，加德满都居民存在一定程度的PTSD，其发生不仅与房屋损坏和死亡有关，还与房屋修缮和生计恢复有关。因此，它被认为是恢复和重建的延迟也可能导致PTSD的流行。
After about six months from the 2015 Nepal Earthquake (Mw7.8, 25 April 2015), we conducted a survey to assess the level of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in disaster victims of Kathmandu Valley. Post-disaster surveys in many disaster-hit areas in the world indicate that the victims and affected people live a fearful life for certain period, so in this study we attempt to assess the state of mental health of the 2015 Nepal Earthquake victims in relatively heavy-hit areas of the Kathmandu Valley. We use a 17-item instrument for assessing PTSD containing three main types of PTSD symptoms: re-experiencing (5 items), avoidance (7 items), and hyperarousal symptoms (5 items). The survey results indicate that there was certain level of PTSD in the Kathmandu residents, and it can be associated not only with house damage and fatal loss but also the house repair work and livelihood revival. So, it is considered that delays in recovery and reconstruction may also lead to prevalence of PTSD.