Community Mental Health Service Utilization After the L'Aquila Earthquake

被引:5
作者
Stratta, Paolo [1 ,2 ]
de Cataldo, Stefano [1 ]
Bonanni, Roberto L. [1 ]
Rossi, Alessandro [3 ]
机构
[1] NMHCS, Laquila, Italy
[2] ASL 1 LAquila, Dipartimento Salute Mentale, I-67100 Laquila, Italy
[3] Univ Aquila, Dept Appl Clin Sci & Biotechnol, I-67100 Laquila, Italy
关键词
Community disasters; Mental health service utilization; Natural disasters; Resilience; Trauma; POSTTRAUMATIC-STRESS-DISORDER; DISASTER VICTIMS SPEAK; RESILIENCE; SURVIVORS;
D O I
10.1007/s10597-014-9822-8
中图分类号
R19 [保健组织与事业(卫生事业管理)];
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摘要
This study investigated the use of the facilities for the mental health by the population affected by the L'Aquila (Italy) 2009 earthquake. The data about the activities of the Mental Health Centre of L'Aquila during the years from 2008 to 2010 were obtained by the service Information System. In the months following the event the percentage of referrals was reduced. Failure to use specialized facilities after disasters should not be seen as reassuring. It is conceivable that a relevant rate of frank or sub-threshold psychopathology is present that the traditional mental health facilities may not be able to intercept.
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页码:504 / 508
页数:5
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