Mental health promotion in the wake of natural disaster

Providing healthcare to evacuees in the wake of a natural disaster: opportunities to improve disaster planning.

BACKGROUND The impending landfall of Hurricane Katrina on the Mississippi Gulf Coast resulted in large numbers of evacuees into the Jackson, Mississippi area. Many evacuees with chronic medical problems had been directed to the Mississippi Coliseum in the downtown area near the University of Mississippi Medical Center. As the storm passed through Jackson, serious damage occurred to the municipa...

Disaster and Mental Health

I express heartfelt gratitude to all the members of Indian Psychiatric Society for bestowing upon me the responsibility of the office of the President of Indian Psychiatric Society. I believe your blessings and guidance will help me to do justice to the confidence reposed in me. I have pondered a lot to select the topic of the customary Presidential-address to be delivered on this auspicious oc...

The effect of mental health education on mental health Promotion and quality of life of elderly teachers

Introduction and purpose:Older people are a rapidly growing in worldwide. It is important to maintain the mental health and quality of life of the elderly. This study aimed to determine the effect of mental health education on promoting mental health and quality of life in older teachers. Materials and Methods: This quasi-experimental study was performed on 84 retired teachers. The experimenta...

Mental health and psychosocial response after the worst natural disaster in the history of the Maldives.

The Maldives as a geographically diverse nation had to face tsunami with a number of key issues in hand. These included large geographical spread of islands, varied levels of communication across islands and internal displacement of people. One third of the total population was directly or indirectly affected. All except nine inhabited islands were partially or totally flooded. Although the tot...

Mental health promotion in the workplace.