title: Early psychological distress among sufferers after the 2011 Northern Nagano Prefecture Earthquake.
abstract: We surveyed 3078 sufferers in Tsunan (Niigata), an intermediate and mountainous area of Japan, after the 2011 Northern Nagano Prefecture Earthquake. More subjects reported fear of the earthquake or related anxiety symptoms and insomnia in Tsunan than in the control group. Female sex and older age were found to be risk factors for poor psychological outcome. Those with risk factors should be carefully followed up.
authors: Department of Psychiatry, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan.
authors: Masanobu
authors: M
authors: Shindo
authors: Hideaki
authors: H
authors: Kitamura
authors: Akira
authors: A
authors: Tachibana
authors: Hiroko
authors: H
authors: Honma
authors: Toshiyuki
authors: T
authors: Someya
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology; D001007:Anxiety / Q000453:epidemiology; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D015331:Cohort Studies; D004190:Disasters; D055866:Earthquakes; D005239:Fear; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012737:Sex Factors; D007319:Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology