Psychological Responses among Humidifier Disinfectant Disaster Victims and Their Families

To substantiate psychological symptoms following humidifier disinfectant (HD) disasters, counseling records of 26 victims and 92 family members of victims (45 were bereaved) were analyzed retrospectively. Among the victims, 34.6% had Clinical Global Impression-Severity scores of over 4, which meant...

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Autores principales: Yoo, Seonyoung, Sim, Minyoung, Choi, Jungwon, Jeon, Kyoungsun, Shin, Jungha, Chung, Seockhoon, Hong, Sang-Bum, Lee, So-Yeon, Hong, Soo-Jong
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Academy of Medical Sciences 2019
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Brief Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6345639/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30686951
http://dx.doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2019.34.e29
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Sumario:To substantiate psychological symptoms following humidifier disinfectant (HD) disasters, counseling records of 26 victims and 92 family members of victims (45 were bereaved) were analyzed retrospectively. Among the victims, 34.6% had Clinical Global Impression-Severity scores of over 4, which meant they were moderately ill. While anxiety/fear and depression with respiratory symptoms were frequently observed in victims and family members, chronic psychological distress such as alcohol/smoking abuse and insomnia was relatively high in bereaved family members. In conclusion, it is important to provide mental health support for victims and their families, focusing on the characteristic symptoms of each group as well as monetary compensation.

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