Psychiatric disturbance with acute onset and offset in a Darwin evacuee.
A case of transient situational disturbance in a Darwin evacuee is presented in order to place on record the nature of and the circumstances associated with a "breakdown" following the patient's evacuation form Darwin as a result of cyclone Tracy. The apparently gross behavioural disturbance was rapidly resolved after the involvement of a number of people willing, and apparently able, to provide help, without resort to hospitalization or medication.
D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D004190:Disasters; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011644:Puerperal Disorders; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous