title: [An epidemiological study on physical and mental health of inhabitants who experienced a catastrophic event of "5.12 serious earthquake in Wenchuan county"].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the influence of a catastrophic event to the physical and mental health of inhabitants in "5.12 serious earthquake in Wenchuan county".
  
  
  METHODS
  The analysis of descriptive epidemiology on the spot was made in 3006 servicemen who were living in the disaster area of Wenchuan county and Dujiangyan city.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The diseases were mainly found in both psychological symptoms and respiratory system, and the incidences were 62.16% and 51.78%, respectively. It was obviously showed that these children and juveniles less than 14 years had the most apparent psychological symptoms, and the incidence was 85%. On the contrary, the diseases were testified to be low in the incidence of digestive system, and the incidences were only 31.21%.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The physical and mental health of inhabitants who experienced a catastrophic earthquake disaster was harmed in various degree, and the corresponding measures should be made in the medication or mental intervention.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Hepatology, Beijing Military General Hospital, Beijing 100700, China.
authors.forename: Ju-Qiang
authors.initials: JQ
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Shu-Jun
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Yong-Hong
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Ya-Qun
authors.initials: YQ
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Feng
authors.forename: Wei-Hong
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Xia
authors.forename: Wei-Qiang
authors.initials: WQ
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Tian-Sheng
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Sun
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D055866:Earthquakes; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health; D008875:Middle Aged; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires