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Panel 2.6: Mental and Psychosocial Effects of the Tsunami on the Affected Populations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 June 2012

M.L. Somchai Chakrabhan ,
Vijay Chandra ,
Itzhak Levav ,
Wachira Pengjuntr ,
Dinesh Bhugra ,
Nalaka Mendis ,
Amal Naj  and
Mark van Ommeren
M.L. Somchai Chakrabhan
Affiliation:
Director General, Mental Health, Thailand
Vijay Chandra
Affiliation:
Regional Adviser, Health and Behaviour, World Health Organization(WHO)/Southeast Asia Region
Itzhak Levav
Affiliation:
Ministry of Health, Israel
Wachira Pengjuntr
Affiliation:
Deputy Director-General, Ministry of Public Health, Thailand
Dinesh Bhugra
Affiliation:
Head of Cultural Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College, London, England
Nalaka Mendis
Affiliation:
Professor of Psychiatry, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka
Amal Naj
Affiliation:
Country Manager-Thailand and Indochina, Pfizer, Inc.
Mark van Ommeren
Affiliation:
Technical Officer, WHO/Headquarters (HQ)
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Abstract

This is a summary of the presentations and discussion of Panel 2.6, Mental and Psychosocial Effects of the Tsunami on the Affected Populations of the Conference, Health Aspects of the Tsunami Disaster in Asia, convened by the World Health Organization (WHO) in Phuket, Thailand, 04–06 May 2005. The topics discussed included issues related to mental and psychological aspects as pertaining to the damage created by the Tsunami. It is presented in the following major sections: (1) responses; (2) needs assessment; (3) coordination; (4) gap filling; (5) capacity building; (6) stakeholder agreement; and (7) conclusions and recommendations. In the responses discussion, issues included: (1) psychosocial support services; (2) mental health services; and (3) the Thai respoonse. Subsections in the stakeholder agreement section include: (1) public-private partnerships; and (2) preparedness.

Keywords

communitycoordinationdamagementalneeds assessmentspsychosocialrespoonsesensitivitysupporttsunamiWorld Health Organization (WHO)
Type
WHO Special Report: Health Aspects of the Tsunami Disaster in Asia
Information
Prehospital and Disaster Medicine , Volume 20 , Issue 6 , December 2005 , pp. 414 - 419
Copyright
Copyright © World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine 2005

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