The establishment of a standard operation procedure for psychiatric service after an earthquake |
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Authors: | Su Chao-Yueh Chou Frank Huang-Chih Tsai Kuan-Yi Lin Wen-Kuo |
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Affiliation: | Department of Nursing, I-Shiou University, Taiwan. |
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Abstract: | This study presents information on the design and creation of a standard operation procedure (SOP) for psychiatric service after an earthquake. The strategies employed focused on the detection of survivors who developed persistent psychiatric illness, particularly post-traumatic stress and major depressive disorders. In addition, the study attempted to detect the risk factors for psychiatric illness. A Disaster-Related Psychological Screening Test (DRPST) was designed by five psychiatrists and two public health professionals for rapidly and simply interviewing 4,223 respondents within six months of the September 1999 Chi-Chi earthquake. A SOP was established through a systemic literature review, action research, and two years of data collection. Despite the limited time and resources inherent to a disaster situation, it is necessary to develop an SOP for psychiatric service after an earthquake in order to assist the high number of survivors suffering from subsequent psychiatric impairment. |
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Keywords: | Disaster‐Related Psychological Screening Test (DRPST) earthquake post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) standard operation procedure (SOP) |
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