クワバラ　ヒトシ   KUWABARA Hitoshi   桑原　斉    所属   埼玉医科大学  医学部 神経精神科・心療内科    職種   教授
論文種別	学術雑誌(原著)
言語種別	英語
査読の有無	査読あり
表題	Trends in psychological distress and alcoholism after The Great East Japan Earthquake of 2011
掲載誌名	正式名：SSM - Population Health ISSNコード：23528273
出版社	Elsevier Ltd
巻・号・頁	2,807-812頁
著者・共著者	A. Kanehara,S. Ando,T. Araki,S. Usami,H. Kuwabara,Y. Kano,K. Kasai
発行年月	2016/12
概要	Aims Many studies have shown that natural disasters affect mental health however, longitudinal data on post-disaster mental health problems are scarce. The aims of our study were to investigate the trend in psychological distress and alcoholism after The Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami in north eastern Japan, in March 2011. Methods A longitudinal study was conducted using annual health check data for the general population, in the city of Higashi-Matsushima, which was affected by the high impact of tsunami. In 2012 and 2013, the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale and the CAGE questionnaire (for screening for alcoholism) were used to assess psychological distress and prevalence of alcoholism. Results Of 11,855 total eligible residents, 2192 received the annual check in 2012 and 2013. The prevalence of mental illness and the mean score of alcoholism tendency increased during the follow-up period. The majority of respondents (43.8%) with baseline serious mental illness (SMI) continued to have SMI at follow-up only 16.7% reported recovering. Older age, female sex, and severity of home damage predicted higher psychological distress, while male sex was a risk factor for alcoh
DOI	10.1016/j.ssmph.2016.10.010