Breaking Through Barriers and Building Disaster Mental Resilience: A Case Study in the Aftermath of the 2015 Nepal Earthquakes
Abstract
:1. Introduction
1.1. Disasters and Mental Health Issues
1.2. The Mental Resilience Approach for Disaster Preparedness
2. Research Methodology
2.1. Study Design
2.1.1. Data Collection Method
Literature Review
In-Depth Semi-Structured Interviews
- What was the impact of the 2015 earthquakes on the mental or psychological health of affected communities?
- What did your organization do to assist communities in coping up with psychological impact in the aftermath of the earthquakes? How was it carried out? Who were involved?
- Regarding steps taken to assist affected communities, what went well, what went wrong, and what were the main lessons learned?
- What were the contributing factors and barriers identified while assisting communities to cope with the impact on mental/psychological health?
- What do you think should be done to make communities well prepared and adaptive for any future disaster?
2.1.2. Data Analysis
2.1.3. Ethics
2.2. Case Study: The 2015 Nepal Earthquakes
2.2.1. General Impacts and Disaster Response Operations
2.2.2. Mental Health Implications of the 2015 Nepal Earthquakes
3. Results
3.1. Mental Health Impacts After the Earthquakes
3.2. An Overview of Mental Health-Related Actions and Resources After the Earthquakes
3.3. Neglected Attention on Community Mental Health Resilience
3.4. Social Stigma and Low Awareness on Mental Health
3.5. Mental Health Workforce and Service Accessibility Gap in Nepal
4. Discussion: The Way Forward
4.1. A Systematic Understanding of a Community’s Mental Health Needs
4.2. Improving Preparedness Capacity with Community-Based Programs
4.3. Promoting Resilience Through Religious and Spiritual Approach
4.4. Improving Leadership and Governance of Mental Health Related Activities
4.5. Effective Risk Communication Through Relevant Information, Before, During, and After Disaster
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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KC, A.; Gan, C.C.R.; Dwirahmadi, F. Breaking Through Barriers and Building Disaster Mental Resilience: A Case Study in the Aftermath of the 2015 Nepal Earthquakes. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2019, 16, 2964. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16162964
KC A, Gan CCR, Dwirahmadi F. Breaking Through Barriers and Building Disaster Mental Resilience: A Case Study in the Aftermath of the 2015 Nepal Earthquakes. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2019; 16(16):2964. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16162964
Chicago/Turabian StyleKC, Alisha, Connie Cai Ru Gan, and Febi Dwirahmadi. 2019. "Breaking Through Barriers and Building Disaster Mental Resilience: A Case Study in the Aftermath of the 2015 Nepal Earthquakes" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 16, no. 16: 2964. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16162964