Medication use in populations exposed to the 2010 Eyjafjallajökull eruption: an interrupted time series analysis.

Objectives: To assess the trends in medication use indicative of physical and psychological morbidity following the 2010 volcanic eruption in Eyjafjallajökull immediately after and during a 3-year period following the eruption.

Design: Population-based register study.

Setting: Eyjafjallajökull eruption in Iceland, 2007-2013.

Long-term health of children following the Eyjafjallajökull volcanic eruption: a prospective cohort study.

: More than 500 million people worldwide live within exposure range of an active volcano and children are a vulnerable subgroup of such exposed populations. However, studies on the effects of volcanic eruptions on children's health beyond the first year are sparse. : To examine the effect of the 2010 Eyjafjallajökull eruption on physical and mental health symptoms among exposed children in 2010 and 2013 and to identify potential predictive factors for symptoms.

Mental health effects following the eruption in Eyjafjallajökull volcano in Iceland: A population-based study.

Aim: Volcanic eruptions and other natural disasters may affect survivor's physical and mental health. The aim of this study was to examine the mental health effects of the 2010 Eyjafjallajökull volcanic eruption in Iceland on nearby residents, by exposure level and experience.

Methods: This population-based study included 1615 residents living in an area close to the Eyjafjallajökull volcano at the time of the eruption and a sample of 697 residents from a non-exposed area.

Long-term health effects of the Eyjafjallajökull volcanic eruption: a prospective cohort study in 2010 and 2013.

Objectives: To examine the long-term development of physical and mental health following exposure to a volcanic eruption.

Design: Population-based prospective cohort study.

Setting: In spring 2010, the Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajökull erupted.