Shakya D R
Additional Professor, Department of Psychiatry, BPK Institute of Health Sciences (BPKIHS), Dharan, Nepal, email
BJPsych Int. 2016 Feb 1;13(1):8-9. doi: 10.1192/s205647400000088x. eCollection 2016 Feb.
People were not well prepared for the psychological aftermath of the earthquake in Nepal in April 2015. A higher rate of mental disorder was noted in the ensuing months and there was a need to develop psychosocial interventions, especially for those with poor mental health literacy. Acceptable, affordable and accessible mental health awareness programmes were required. Through examples of strategies adopted by the author, this article asserts that the aftermath of natural disasters can give mental health professionals opportunities to improve mental health literacy.
人们对2015年4月尼泊尔地震造成的心理影响没有做好充分准备。在随后的几个月里，精神障碍的发生率更高，因此有必要开展社会心理干预，特别是针对那些心理健康素养较低的人群。需要有可接受、负担得起且易于获得的心理健康意识项目。通过作者采用的策略实例，本文断言自然灾害的后果可以为心理健康专业人员提供提高心理健康素养的机会。
