Pakistan Seli: Ruhsal Hastalık Krizinin Yaygınlığı Endişe Verici Bir Durum
Year 2023, Volume: 5 Issue: 1, 54 - 55, 01.03.2023Abstract
Pakistan is facing weather extremities since the beginning of this year. Recent flood has sparked a major health crisis within the victims. The prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder and depression within survivors (adults and children) is relatively high and step should be taken in time to cure there deteriorating mental health.
Keywords
Flood, Mental health, Post-traumatic stress disorder, Depression, Therapy, Pakistan
References
- Pakistan reels from floods: ‘We thought we’d die of hunger. Now we fear death from water’, available from https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/sep/17/drought-floods-pakistan-devastation-climate-crisis. Assessed: September 28, 2022.
- Ede MO, Adene FM, Okeke CI, Mezieobi DI, Isiwu EN, Abdullahi Y. The effect of rational emotive behaviour therapy on post-traumatic depression in flood victims. Journal of Rational-Emotive & Cognitive-Behavior Therapy. 2022;40(1):124-143.
- Asim M, Sathian B, van Teijlingen E, Mekkodathil AA, Babu MR, Rajesh E, et al. A survey of post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety and depression among flood affected populations in Kerala, India. Nepal journal of epidemiology. 2022;12(2):1203.
- Shah AA, Ajiang C, Gong Z, Khan NA, Ali M, Ahmad M, et al. Reconnoitering school children vulnerability and its determinants: Evidence from flood disaster-hit rural communities of Pakistan. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. 2022;70:102735.
- Aslam N, Kamal A. Stress, anxiety, depression, and posttraumatic stress disorder among general population affected by floods in Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Medical Research. 2016;55(1):29.
- Climate disasters trigger mental health crisis in Pakistan’s mountains, available from https://www.thethirdpole.net/en/climate/climate-disasters-trigger-mental-health-crisis-in-pakistans-mountains. Assessed: September 28, 2022.
- Healthcare during floods, available from https://www.dawn.com/news/1707852. Assessed: September 28, 2022.
- Ede MO, Adene FM, Okeke CI, Mezieobi DI, Isiwu EN, Abdullahi Y. The effect of rational emotive behaviour therapy on post-traumatic depression in flood victims. Journal of Rational-Emotive & Cognitive-Behavior Therapy. 2022;40(1):124-143.
Pakistan Flood: Prevalence of Mental Health Crisis An Alarming Situation
Year 2023, Volume: 5 Issue: 1, 54 - 55, 01.03.2023Abstract
Pakistan is facing weather extremities since the beginning of this year. Recent flood has sparked a major health crisis within the victims. The prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder and depression within survivors (adults and children) is relatively high and step should be taken in time to cure there deteriorating mental health.
Keywords
Flood, Mental health, Post-traumatic stress disorder, Depression, Therapy, Pakistan
References
- Pakistan reels from floods: ‘We thought we’d die of hunger. Now we fear death from water’, available from https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/sep/17/drought-floods-pakistan-devastation-climate-crisis. Assessed: September 28, 2022.
- Ede MO, Adene FM, Okeke CI, Mezieobi DI, Isiwu EN, Abdullahi Y. The effect of rational emotive behaviour therapy on post-traumatic depression in flood victims. Journal of Rational-Emotive & Cognitive-Behavior Therapy. 2022;40(1):124-143.
- Asim M, Sathian B, van Teijlingen E, Mekkodathil AA, Babu MR, Rajesh E, et al. A survey of post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety and depression among flood affected populations in Kerala, India. Nepal journal of epidemiology. 2022;12(2):1203.
- Shah AA, Ajiang C, Gong Z, Khan NA, Ali M, Ahmad M, et al. Reconnoitering school children vulnerability and its determinants: Evidence from flood disaster-hit rural communities of Pakistan. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. 2022;70:102735.
- Aslam N, Kamal A. Stress, anxiety, depression, and posttraumatic stress disorder among general population affected by floods in Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Medical Research. 2016;55(1):29.
- Climate disasters trigger mental health crisis in Pakistan’s mountains, available from https://www.thethirdpole.net/en/climate/climate-disasters-trigger-mental-health-crisis-in-pakistans-mountains. Assessed: September 28, 2022.
- Healthcare during floods, available from https://www.dawn.com/news/1707852. Assessed: September 28, 2022.
- Ede MO, Adene FM, Okeke CI, Mezieobi DI, Isiwu EN, Abdullahi Y. The effect of rational emotive behaviour therapy on post-traumatic depression in flood victims. Journal of Rational-Emotive & Cognitive-Behavior Therapy. 2022;40(1):124-143.
Details
| Primary Language | English |
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| Subjects | Neurosciences, Primary Health Care |
| Journal Section | Letter To The Editor |
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| Publication Date | March 1, 2023 |
| Submission Date | October 20, 2022 |
| Acceptance Date | December 19, 2022 |
| Published in Issue | Year 2023Volume: 5 Issue: 1 |
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