Moroccan earthquake: mental health challenges and resilience strategies.

Lancet Psychiatry

Higher Institute of Nursing and Health Techniques, Ministry of Health and Social Protection, Dakhla, Morocco; Cognitive Behavioral Neuroscience and Applied Nutrition Team, Laboratory of Biology and Health, Ibn Tofail University, Kenitra, Morocco.

Published: February 2024

Download full-text PDF

Source
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366(23)00410-8DOI Listing

Publication Analysis

Top Keywords

moroccan earthquake
4
earthquake mental
4
mental health
4
health challenges
4
challenges resilience
4
resilience strategies
4
moroccan
1
mental
1
health
1
challenges
1

Similar Publications

Objective: In addition to the economic and social impact, mental health issues are one of health needs during natural disaster such as earthquake. Thus, surveillance for mental health variables is crucial for public health planning. Nursing students as professional students may be particularly vulnerable to adverse mental health effects after an earthquake because of their potential role in emergency response and the challenges associated with providing medical care in crisis conditions.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Moroccan earthquake: mental health challenges and resilience strategies.

Lancet Psychiatry

February 2024

Higher Institute of Nursing and Health Techniques, Ministry of Health and Social Protection, Dakhla, Morocco; Cognitive Behavioral Neuroscience and Applied Nutrition Team, Laboratory of Biology and Health, Ibn Tofail University, Kenitra, Morocco.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

On 29 February 1960, an earthquake struck the city of Agadir, Morocco, killing between ten and fifteen thousand Moroccans and Europeans and damaging the majority of the city's structures. Drawing on data from seismographs, witness accounts, and direct observations of destruction, international teams of experts working in the aftermath of the disaster rewrote Agadir as a seismically vulnerable space. In the process, they depoliticized destruction and assigned responsibility for the devastation of the city's poorest neighborhoods to "natural" forces and ineffective "traditional" building practices.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Introduction: Agadir City is geologically located on a seismic line. This city witnessed an earthquake in February 1960 with a magnitude of 6 degrees in Richter scale. During this disaster more than 17,000 people died and 60% of the town was destroyed.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Want AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?

Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!