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Ten months on: qualitative assessment of psychosocial issues in northern Sri Lanka following the tsunami

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

K. Danvers ,
S. Sivayokan ,
D. J. Somasundaram  and
R. Sivashankar
K. Danvers
Affiliation:
‘Shanthiham’, Association For Health and Counselling, 8/1 Kapakavinayar Lane, Kachcheri Nallur Road, Jaffna, Sri Lanka, email [email protected]
S. Sivayokan
Affiliation:
Psychiatry Unit, Teaching Hospital Jaffna, Hospital Road, Jaffna, Sri Lanka
D. J. Somasundaram
Affiliation:
Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Jaffna, Jaffna, Sri Lanka
R. Sivashankar
Affiliation:
Blood Bank, Teaching Hospital Jaffna, Hospital Road, Jaffna, Sri Lanka
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The tsunami which affected South Asia on 26 December 2004 caused over 41 000 deaths in Sri Lanka, representing 0.2% of the total population, and displaced over 880 000 people from their homes and livelihoods (World Health Organization, 2004). Kilinochchi, Jaffna and Mullativu districts in the Northern Province of Sri Lanka were affected by the tsunami and, as of April 2005, in the whole province, 6200 people had lost their lives, 961 were still missing, 19 618 were still housed in welfare centres and 45 548 were housed with relatives and friends (Government of Sri Lanka, 2005).

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Thematic Papers — Natural Disasters and their Aftermath
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International Psychiatry , Volume 3 , Issue 3 , July 2006 , pp. 5 - 8
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