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Management on tsunami causing posttraumatic stress disorder: a case report.

Ngamwong Jarusuraisin·Kanch Kesornsukon
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On December 26, 2004, tsunamis hit Southeast Asia and caused serious damage and loss of lives. In Thailand, six provinces (Ranong, Phang-Nga, Phuket, Krabi, Trang, and Satun) were impacted. The present study reports the psychiatric assessments such as Thai GHQ-60 and IES. It also reports management techniques of both cognitive behavior therapy and medication. Those were provided to a Thai female patient who was 54 years old. The patient responded to treatment quickly because of early management. The tsunami victim with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is not an individual. A mass of people who faced or witnessed the tsunami are vulnerable to get PTSD any time during 6 months after trauma. These early management techniques are useful and practical for a mass of victims and survivors.

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Disaster PlanningDisastersFemaleHumansLife Change EventsMiddle AgedRisk FactorsStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticSurvivorsThailandCase ReportsJournal Article

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Ngamwong Jarusuraisin, Kanch Kesornsukon. 2005. Management on tsunami causing posttraumatic stress disorder: a case report.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16471124/

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