The impact of flooding on the mental health of affected people in South Korea

Eun-Hee Chae; Tong Won Kim; Seon-Ja Rhee; Terrence David Henderson

doi:10.1007/s10597-005-8845-6

The impact of flooding on the mental health of affected people in South Korea

Community Ment Health J. 2005 Dec;41(6):633-45. doi: 10.1007/s10597-005-8845-6.

Authors

Eun-Hee Chae¹, Tong Won Kim, Seon-Ja Rhee, Terrence David Henderson

Affiliation

¹ Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, South Korea.

PMID: 16328579
DOI: 10.1007/s10597-005-8845-6

Abstract

In this study we hypothesized that the residents in the disaster-exposed group would experience higher levels of stress, anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder compared to those in the non-disaster group. Furthermore, this would result in an increased need for health-related welfare in the disaster-exposed group. Our data supports both hypotheses, and these research findings are consistent with a growing body of research that supports such a conclusion.

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Anxiety / epidemiology*
Anxiety / physiopathology
Community Mental Health Services
Depression / epidemiology*
Depression / physiopathology
Disaster Planning*
Disasters*
Female
Humans
Korea / epidemiology
Male
Middle Aged
Needs Assessment
Psychometrics / instrumentation
Self-Assessment*
Social Work, Psychiatric
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / epidemiology*
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / physiopathology
Surveys and Questionnaires