Weekly journal club topic presentatio of department of Psychiatry. Bangladesh is disaster prone country. Disaster psychiatry is very relevant here. Hope this ppt will provide mental health professional a little idea about PFA , disaster psychiatry and disaster management.
4. Disaster
• is a severe destruction that greatly exceeds
the coping capacity of the affected community
Disaster
Response
RecoveryMitigation
Preparedness
6. Natural disaster 1980-2010(CRED report 2012)
• No of events:234
• No of people killed:191,836
• Average killed per year:6,188
• No of people affected:323,480,264
• Average affected per year:10,434,847
• Economic Damage (US$ X 1,000):17,072,500
• Economic Damage per year (US$ X 1,000):550,726
9. • A report published in 1996 states that 66% of the
tornado affected people were psychologically
traumatized in the costal area
• Another study found 31.3% war injured freedom
fighters suffering from post traumatic stress disorder
even after 27 years of liberation war
10. • 2007 - Super cyclone ‘Sidr’ changed the views
regarding post disaster mental health service
• Technical and financial support came from World
Psychiatric Association (WPA)
• Multiple teams rushed to the affected area to
provide mental health services
21. Normal reactive process
• Most recovers within 6 to 16 months
• Common stress reactions
Emotional , Cognitive, Physical, Interpersonal
• Post traumatic growth/benefited response
28. • Understanding PFA
• How to help responsibly
• Providing PFA
• Caring self and colleague
29. PFA
“A human supportive response to a fellow
human being who is suffering and who may
need support” (Sphere2011, IASC WHO-2007)
30. PFA
Elements
• Care and support
• Needs and concerns
• Address basic needs
• Listening to people, not pressuring
• Comforting people and helping them to feel calm
• Helping people connect to information, service and social
support
• Protecting from further harm
31. PFA
What PFA is not
• Not only professionals do
• Not a professional counseling
• Not “Psychological debriefing” or ”CISD”
• Not asking, analyzing, put in order
• Available to listen but not pressuring to talk
32. PFA
Who need immediately
• Serious life threatening injuries
• So upset, cant care themselves and family
• May hurt self/others
33. PFA
When and where
• Recently affected
• Sometimes days or weeks after
• Scene of accident/disaster
• Health center, shelter/camps etc
35. Providing PFA
Preparation
• Learn about crisis
• Learn about available service and support
• Learn about safety and security concern
36. Providing PFA
Good communication
• Basics of communication skill
• Don’t pressure
• Don’t think you must solve all problems
• Don’t give false promise
39. Providing PFA
Special attention group
• Child adolescent group
• People with health conditions/disabilities
• People at risk/discrimination/violence
40. Caring for self and colleague
• Getting ready to help
• Managing stress
• Rest and reflection
41. • Safe effective feasible?
• 58 citations
• Insufficient evidence
• Objective observation and expert
opinion(Class iii, iv)
43. MHFA
• Person developing a mental health problem or
experiencing a mental health crisis
• Until treatment /Support received
• Not a substitute of counseling, medical care,
peer support/ treatment.
44. MHFA
People can learn
• Overview of mental health problems
• First aid for crisis situations
• First aid for non crisis situations
49. References
• Disaster mental health response Handbook, The NSW institute of Psychiatry,
Australia, 2000
• Role of psychiatry in disaster management: a brief review, H U Ahmed et al, NIMH,
Dhaka. Journal of Psychiatry, Vol 20, December 2006
• Psychosocial care of Disaster affected population: Physicians manual, WHO, 2007
• NIMH Dhaka,
Bangladesh, 2008
• Psychological first aid: guide for field worker, WHO, 2011
• Mental health service after disaster: Current scenario and future prospect of
Bangladesh, H U Ahmed et al, WPA regional meeting, Indonesia, 2012
• National plan for disaster management 2010-2015, Disaster management and
relief division, Govt republic of Bangladesh.
• Annual disaster Statistical Review2012, Center for research on the Epidemiology of
disasters (CRED), Belgium
• www.google.com: Images