Department of Population Health Science and Policy and Institute for Translational Epidemiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA.
Center for Disaster Health, Trauma, and Resilience, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Stony Brook, Northwell Health, New York, USA.
J Epidemiol Community Health. 2018 Oct;72(10):867-870. doi: 10.1136/jech-2018-210626. Epub 2018 Apr 29.
Hurricane exposure can have a profound impact on mental health, leading to increased symptoms of stress, anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder that are still present years after the storm. Those displaced following a hurricane are particularly vulnerable to adverse mental health outcomes, especially if displaced to temporary shelters. The current work highlights the experiences and mental health challenges of displaced populations following Hurricane Sandy and Hurricane Harvey, as well as describing barriers to conducting research in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Harvey and the need for more comprehensive interventions in these vulnerable populations.
飓风暴露可能对心理健康产生深远影响，导致压力、焦虑、抑郁和创伤后应激障碍等症状增加，这些症状在风暴过后多年仍然存在。飓风过后流离失所的人特别容易受到不良心理健康结果的影响，尤其是如果被安置在临时避难所。目前的工作重点是桑迪飓风和哈维飓风过后流离失所人群的经历和心理健康挑战，以及描述哈维飓风后立即进行研究的障碍，以及这些弱势群体需要更全面的干预措施。
