BACKGROUND After the tsunami disaster in the Indian Ocean basin an Internet based self-screening test was made available in order to facilitate contact with mental health services. Although primarily designed for surviving Swiss tourists as well as relatives and acquaintances of the victims, the screening instrument was open to anyone who felt psychologically affected by this disaster. The aim ...

BACKGROUND When disasters occur, there are many different occupational groups involved in rescue, recovery and support efforts. This study aimed to conduct a systematic literature review to identify social and occupational factors affecting the psychological impact of disasters on responders. METHODS Four electronic literature databases (MEDLINE®, Embase, PsycINFO® and Web of Science) were se...

BACKGROUND The number of disaster-related deaths recorded by vital statistics departments often differs from that reported by other agencies, including the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration-National Weather Service storm database and the American Red Cross. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has launched an effort to improve disaster-related death scene investiga...

Natural disasters can cause significant numbers of severe, disabling injuries, resulting in a public health emergency and requiring foreign assistance. However, since medical rehabilitation services are often poorly developed in disaster-affected regions and not highly prioritized by responding teams, physical and rehabilitation medicine (PRM) has historically been underemphasized in global dis...

The present study examined social media activities of people in an area affected by disaster during the restoration period. The purposes of the study were to examine whether social media can substitute for the real relationships of communities, and to propose how social media can be utilized to support and restore the lives of disaster victims after a disaster. The study consists of bibliograph...

Abstract: This paper addresses the issues concerning the rescheduling of a static timetable in case of a disaster encountered in a large and complex railway network system. The proposed approach tries to modify the schedule so as to minimise the overall delay of trains. This is achieved by representing the rescheduling problem in the form of a Petri-Net and the highly uncertain disaster recover...

This conceptual article describes transactional theory (R. S. Lazarus, 1999; R. S. Lazarus & S. Folkman, 1984), a framework that integrates stress, appraisal, and coping theories as they relate to how individuals react to psychologically stressful situations and/or environments. In clinical practice, this theoretical framework can be effectively utilized in the assessment, intervention, and eva...

BACKGROUND Disaster is a serious public health issue. Health professionals and community residents are main players in disaster responses but their knowledge levels of disaster medicine are not readily available. This study aimed to evaluate knowledge levels and training needs of disaster medicine among potential disaster responders and presented a necessity to popularize disaster medicine educ...

東日本大震災の発災から10年目を迎え，東北地方，特に被災地域の地方紙はメディアとしての存在感の低下や人口減少，地域経済の低迷，インターネット･SNSとの対峙，「風化」に直面しながら，報道の在り方を模索している。地域メディアはジャーナリズムを通じて防災や被災地域の再建と密接に関わっているが，その役割は必ずしも適切に論じられ，評価されているとは言えない。国内各地で地理学者を含む研究者と報道者の連携事例があり，東北地方でも，人の営みと自然を扱う地理学とメディアには大きな連携の余地がある。