Psychosocial response to disasters—some concerns
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This paper is confined to a discussion of some of the possible harm and problems that came about as a result of the psychosocial interventions that were carried out in the post-tsunami phase. It also discusses some of the coordination activities that were carried out. It is accepted that there were many psychosocial initiatives that were well planned and were very useful to the community; however, this paper does not discuss those projects. It is mainly based on the experience gathered from working in the East coast of Sri Lanka for over five years and also from being involved in post-tsunami coordination work that was done with over 60 different organizations in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka. Experiences from the neighbouring Ampara and Trincomalee districts are also included.
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Some research has found that Western-derived interventions for psychological problems can conflict with norms of non-Western populations.
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- Authors
- Ganesan, M.
- Affiliations
- Teaching Hospital Batticaloa (LK)
- Corresponding author
- Ganesan, M.
- Venue
- International Review of Psychiatry
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2006-01
- Volume
- 18
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 241-247
- ISSN
- 0954-0261 (ISSN-L)
- 1369-1627
- OpenAlex
- W2000008530
- Cited by
- 28
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 1 · 2023: 1 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 1 · 2015: 1 · 2014: 2 · 2012: 2
- FWCI
- 2.34
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- International Review of Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Emergency Medical Services › Disaster Response and Management
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Disaster Management and Resilience
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
- Keywords
- psychosocial interventions, disaster mental health, 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, disaster response coordination, community mental health, Sri Lanka, Batticaloa
- MeSH terms
- Asia, Mental Disorders, Community Mental Health Services, Counseling, Culture, Disasters, Grief, Humans, Psychology, Social Support, Social Work, Psychiatric
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