Psychological sequels of flood on residents of southeast Caspian region

Hesam Seyedin, Reza HabibiSaravi (), Nasrin Sayfouri, Vahid Hoseini Djenab and Fariba Ghasemi Hamedani
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Hesam Seyedin: Iran University of Medical Sciences
Reza HabibiSaravi: Iran University of Medical Sciences
Nasrin Sayfouri: Iran University of Medical Sciences
Vahid Hoseini Djenab: Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
Fariba Ghasemi Hamedani: Iran Helal Applied Sciences Educational Institute

Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, 2017, vol. 88, issue 2, No 16, 965-975

Abstract: Abstract Flood is the most common disaster in the world and has acute or chronic health consequences including psychological sequels. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is one of the main consequences. This study aimed to explore the psychological impacts (PTSD) in two flooded cities of Mazandaran Province, Neka and Behshahr, in the southeastern Caspian region that experienced flooding in 2012. A cross-sectional community-based study was performed on randomly selected samples of 400 individuals using GIS-based sampling from 139931 residents of the two flooded cities. The PTSS-10 questionnaire was used for data collection. The results showed that the overall stress disorder mean score among the participants was 2.59 out of 6. PTSD prevalence in the affected population was 64%. It was also found that stress scores significantly increased in younger people, male gender, the divorced, the widows or the widowers, and those who lost their properties (p

Keywords: Disaster; Flood; PTSD; Mazandaran; Caspian Sea; Iran; Psychological diseases; Emergencies; Post-traumatic disorder; Disaster management (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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