[The mental health of school children after the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake: II. Longitudinal analysis].

摘要: UNLABELLED: We conducted surveys to investigate the nature of recovery processes and psychological reactions children adolescents affected by Great Hanshin Awaji Earthquake. The investigations were carried out 4 times at months, 6 one year two years after disaster. SUBJECTS: About 9000 school in 3rd grade, 5th 8th grade living disaster area. METHOD: questionnaire consisted 9-12 items regarding situation behavior when earthquake occurred, 22 mental health condition, was filled classroom under supervision teacher charge. responses rated from 1 depending on frequency symptoms, statistically analyzed. RESULTS: By factor analysis, three factors elicited. Factor interpreted as being related fear anxiety, 2 depression physical 3 pro-social tendencies. These distinct stable throughout all each them showed unique processes. mean score highest months earthquake, decreased time passed. This shows that anxiety seem be directly experience earthquake. According severity disaster, more severe damage brought about a higher 1. Furthermore, younger girls strongly affected. Each differences age, gender peaked it slightly recovered year. However, 1st still than 4th month. At returned almost same level think 2, involving depressive mood psychophysical may secondary phenomenon anxiety. Other possibilities are they caused environmental changes inconveniences daily life, loss jobs parents, or masked hypomanic which covered over area soon (so-called heroic phase). Older have greater tolerance for but those symptoms occurring older tendency continue longer time. Girls heavily need recover trauma boys. gradual decrease There no difference way according age gender. It natural that, since interest passed, consideration victims decreased. CONCLUSIONS: problems consist least different components; "fear anxiety," appeared just earlier; "depressive symptoms" later stayed longer. Language: ja