From Hiroshima to Fukushima: PTSD symptoms and radiation stigma across regions in Japan

J Psychiatr Res. 2015 Jan:60:185-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2014.10.006. Epub 2014 Oct 16.

Authors

Menachem Ben-Ezra¹, Jun Shigemura², Yuval Palgi³, Yaira Hamama-Raz⁴, Osnat Lavenda⁴, Miki Suzuki⁵, Robin Goodwin⁵

Affiliations

¹ School of Social Work, Ariel University, Ariel, Israel. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Department of Psychiatry, National Defense Medical College, Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan.
³ Department of Gerontology, Faculty of Social Welfare and Health Sciences, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel.
⁴ School of Social Work, Ariel University, Ariel, Israel.
⁵ College of Health and Life Sciences, Brunel University, Uxbridge, UK.

PMID: 25454025
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2014.10.006

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Female
Humans
Japan / epidemiology
Male
Middle Aged
Radioactive Hazard Release / psychology*
Risk Factors
Social Stigma*
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / epidemiology*
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / psychology*