Objective To evaluate the psychological trauma incurred by the hospitalization survivor of Zhouqu district after the Zhouqu debris flow so as to provide relevant information for psychological and medical interventions. Methods The psychological state of 67 hospitalized survivors of the disaster and other 47 inpatients with similar complaints but not coming from the disaster area was investigated through a mental health self-assessment questionnaire, self-rating anxiety scale (SAS), self-rating depression scale (SDS) and PTSD-SS scale. Results The post-disaster survivors had different levels of psychological problems and post-traumatic stress disorder, and there were significant differences compared to the control group (Plt;0.01, Plt;0.01). The SDS score and the SAS score of the survivor were 48.44+15.648 and 52.92+11.672, respectively, which were all much higher than those of the control group (Plt;0.01, Plt;0.05). Conclusion The debris flow disaster bring serious psychological trauma to the victims. It is necessary to pertinently carry out post-disaster psychological relief including psychological intervention and regulation for the hospitalized survivors, so as to alleviate and reduce their psychological suffering.
Objective To evaluate the psychological trauma incurred by the people in wenxian after the Wenchuan earthquake so as to provide relevant information for psychological and medical interventions. Methods Thepsychological state of the people after the earthquake was investigated using a mental health self-assessment questionnaire, self-rating anxiety scale, and self-rating depression scale. Results We found: 56.0% of the respondents were not happy, 39.6% often cried bitterly, 56.7% felt pain, 40.7% lost interest, 69.2% felt uneasy, nervous, or worried, and 27.0% would like to end their lives; the SDS scores (56.48±110.43) and SAS scores (39.88±11.38) of the people were significantly higher than those of the national norms (Plt;0.001). The following symptons appeared: 59.3% had headache, 50.5% poor appetite, poor sleeping 56.0%, 58.2% were easily frightened, tremors 29.7%, 50.5% dyspepsia, 42.9% thoughts fuzzy, 60.4% stomach discomfort, fatigue 85.7%. Conclusion The earthquake disaster brought about serious psychological harm to people. It is necessary to strengthen post-earthquake psychological relief and strengthen interventions in order to reduce the psychological suffering of victims.