The Nepal earthquake: use of a disaster to improve mental health literacy
People were not well prepared for the psychological aftermath of the earthquake in Nepal in April 2015. A higher rate of mental disorder was noted in the ensuing months and there was a need to develop psychosocial interventions, especially for those with poor mental health literacy. Acceptable, affo...
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2016-02-01
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| description | People were not well prepared for the psychological aftermath of the earthquake in Nepal in April 2015. A higher rate of mental disorder was noted in the ensuing months and there was a need to develop psychosocial interventions, especially for those with poor mental health literacy. Acceptable, affordable and accessible mental health awareness programmes were required. Through examples of strategies adopted by the author, this article asserts that the aftermath of natural disasters can give mental health professionals opportunities to improve mental health literacy. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-102542a6c236449f84207d53eec9d21e2023-03-09T12:28:23ZengCambridge University PressBJPsych International2056-47402058-62642016-02-01138910.1192/S205647400000088XThe Nepal earthquake: use of a disaster to improve mental health literacyD. R. Shakya0Department of Psychiatry, BPK Institute of Health Sciences (BPKIHS), Dharan, Nepal, emailPeople were not well prepared for the psychological aftermath of the earthquake in Nepal in April 2015. A higher rate of mental disorder was noted in the ensuing months and there was a need to develop psychosocial interventions, especially for those with poor mental health literacy. Acceptable, affordable and accessible mental health awareness programmes were required. Through examples of strategies adopted by the author, this article asserts that the aftermath of natural disasters can give mental health professionals opportunities to improve mental health literacy.https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S205647400000088X/type/journal_article |
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| title | The Nepal earthquake: use of a disaster to improve mental health literacy |
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| title_fullStr | The Nepal earthquake: use of a disaster to improve mental health literacy |
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| title_short | The Nepal earthquake: use of a disaster to improve mental health literacy |
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