2019年8月21日
Encyclopedia of Environmental Health 2nd Edition
- 担当区分
- 分担執筆
- 担当範囲
- Fukushima nuclear disaster: Multidimensional psychosocial issues and challenges to overcome them
- 出版者・発行元
- Elsevier
- 総ページ数
- 4884
- 担当ページ
- 121-131
- 記述言語
- 英語
- 著書種別
- 事典・辞書
- DOI
- ISBN
- 9780444639516
© 2019 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. The Great East Japan Earthquake and the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident damaged mental health conditions among people in Fukushima, inducing long-term, multidimensional psychological consequences. Previous studies have shown that people affected by disasters, especially evacuees, suffer from various types of psychiatric problems such as posttraumatic stress responses, depression, alcohol abuse, and even suicide. Different, inconsistent information and rumors, furthermore, yielded multiple discordance of community, which could reduce community resilience. Risk perception of radiation among evacuees and the public in Japan remains unchanged in recent years, whereas active risk communication has brought some improvement in risk perception. Risk perception of radiation is considered key in figuring out causality of different mental health issues and stigmatization of people in Fukushima. Considering the current mental health situation of people affected by the disaster and the potential for burnout or exhaustion among workers in Fukushima, establishing a long-term mental health care system is necessary.
- ID情報
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- ISBN : 9780444639516