Matsuoka Hiroo
Department of Psychiatry, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine.
Seishin Shinkeigaku Zasshi. 2012;114(3):218-22.
About twenty-thousand persons were deceased or missing in the Great East Japan Earthquake on March 11, 2011. More than half of them belonged to Miyagi Prefecture. The entire coastal areas in Miyagi Prefecture fell victim to the disaster owing to tsunami damage. The damage in mental health system varied in areas both qualitatively and quantitatively ("patchy disparity"), to which uniform support cannot be applied. Such a disparity should be considered in the mid-and long-term prospect for mental health and welfare. The disaster exposed the fragility of the mental health and welfare in Japan as symbolized by 'depopulated' and 'immature' medical care system. The Tohoku University in the disaster area is actively engaged in the assistance for the various aspects of reconstruction.
2011年3月11日发生的东日本大地震造成约两万人死亡或失踪。其中一半以上属于宫城县。宫城县的整个沿海地区因海啸破坏而受灾。心理健康系统的损害在不同地区存在质和量的差异（“零散差异”），无法采用统一的支持措施。在心理健康和福利的中长期展望中应考虑到这种差异。这场灾难暴露了日本心理健康和福利的脆弱性，其象征是“人口减少”和“不成熟”的医疗体系。灾区的东北大学正积极参与各方面的重建援助工作。
