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The Psychosocial Impact of Climate Change and natural disasters

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 August 2024

D. B. Ghosh Dastidar
D. B. Ghosh Dastidar*
Affiliation:
Psychiatry, Calcutta National Medical College, Kol, India

Abstract

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Introduction

In this study we have studied the impacts of natural disaster yash on the development of PTSD in a rural hamlet of West Bengal.

Objectives

Correlation of natural calamity and trauma ie post traumatic stress disorder in exposed population.

Methods

Setting of the study was a relief camp operated for victims of climate change and natural disasters ie cyclone yash 2021.Tool for data collection - PCL 5 questionnaires, socio demographic pro forma, data was analyzed by using statistical SPSS.

Results

Analysis shows that there is statistical correlation between post traumatic stress disorder and subjects exposed to climate change events such as cyclone Yash.

PCL-5 cut-off score between 31-33 is indicative.

Conclusions

Our study clearly demonstrates the impact of climate change and natural disasters on the development of post traumatic stress disorder in the study group.

Disclosure of Interest

None Declared

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European Psychiatry , Volume 67 , Special Issue S1: Abstracts of the 32nd European Congress of Psychiatry , April 2024 , pp. S472
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