title: Longitudinal psychological effects of the Garuda Indonesia air disaster in Japan.
abstract: We examined the general health and psychological symptoms among survivors of the 1996 Garuda Indonesia air disaster in Japan. We conducted a prospective study 6 months and 1 year (Study 1) after the disaster. A retrospective follow-up study was performed ten years after the disaster (Study 2). The mean score on the 28-Item General Health Questionnaire was 6.5 (SD=6.9) 1 year after the disaster. Those who witnessed the death of an acquaintance in the disaster were classified into the high risk group. In Study 2, more than one-third of respondents complained of a flying phobia. These findings indicate that the psychological burdens of air disasters may last as long as 10 years.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuropsychiatry, Kurume University School of Medicine, Japan. oe_misari@kurume-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Misari
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Oe
authors.forename: Masaharu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maeda
authors.forename: Naohisa
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Uchimura
mesh_terms: D000060:Accidents, Aviation / Q000523:psychology*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D004190:Disasters; D005239:Fear; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007214:Indonesia; D007564:Japan; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D010698:Phobic Disorders; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D013997:Time Factors; D055815:Young Adult