Open AccessIdentification and treatment of Nepal 2015 earthquake survivors with posttraumatic stress disorder by nonspecialist volunteers: An exploratory cross-sectional study
Author(s) -
Alok Jha,
Subarna Shakya,
Yong Zang,
Nishita Pathak,
Prabhat Kiran Pradhan,
Khem Raj Bhatta,
Sabitri Sthapit,
Shanta Niraula,
Rajesh Nehete
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
indian journal of psychiatry/indian journal of psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.485
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1998-3794
pISSN - 0019-5545
DOI - 10.4103/psychiatry.indianjpsychiatry_236_16
Subject(s) - medicine , mental health , cross sectional study , psychiatry , checklist , population , posttraumatic stress , clinical psychology , psychology , environmental health , pathology , cognitive psychology
In April 2015, a major earthquake struck northern regions of Nepal affecting one-third of the population, and many suffered mental health problems.