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The Psychosocial Impact of Climate Change and natural disasters
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 27 August 2024
Abstract
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Introduction
In this study we have studied the impacts of natural disaster yash on the development of PTSD in a rural hamlet of West Bengal.
Objectives
Correlation of natural calamity and trauma ie post traumatic stress disorder in exposed population.
Methods
Setting of the study was a relief camp operated for victims of climate change and natural disasters ie cyclone yash 2021.Tool for data collection - PCL 5 questionnaires, socio demographic pro forma, data was analyzed by using statistical SPSS.
Results
Analysis shows that there is statistical correlation between post traumatic stress disorder and subjects exposed to climate change events such as cyclone Yash.
PCL-5 cut-off score between 31-33 is indicative.
Conclusions
Our study clearly demonstrates the impact of climate change and natural disasters on the development of post traumatic stress disorder in the study group.
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- European Psychiatry , Volume 67 , Special Issue S1: Abstracts of the 32nd European Congress of Psychiatry , April 2024 , pp. S472
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This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.- Copyright
- © The Author(s), 2024. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of European Psychiatric Association
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