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. 2008 Apr 1;5(2):43-46.
eCollection 2008 Apr.

The psychological and psychosocial impact of the Pakistan Kashmir earthquake after 8 months: a preliminary evaluation by PACTT

PACTT: Pakistan–Aberdeen Collaborative Trauma Team*; Brigadier Mowadat H Rana  1 , Sohail Ali  1 , Babur Yusufi  2 , David A Alexander  1 , Susan Klein  3 , Amanda J Lee  4 , Gareth T Jones  5 , Gary Macfarlane  6
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The psychological and psychosocial impact of the Pakistan Kashmir earthquake after 8 months: a preliminary evaluation by PACTT

PACTT: Pakistan–Aberdeen Collaborative Trauma Team* et al. Int Psychiatry. .

Abstract

Natural disasters are complex events that challenge the coping abilities of individuals and communities (Alexander, 2005). They are characterised by substantial loss, physical injury and economic hardship, as well as by extensive internal displacement and damage to the infrastructure, as exemplified by the Pakistan Kashmir earthquake of 8 October 2005. Measuring 7.6 on the Richter scale, it affected an area of 30 000 square miles and a population of 3.6 million. Approximately 90 000 were killed, 200 000 were injured and 3.5 million were left homeless (Khan, 2006). Based on a literature review and estimates from the World Health Organization (WHO), the National Plan of Action for Mental Health and Psychosocial Relief of Earthquake Survivors anticipated high levels of trauma-related psychopathology (Rana et al, 2006).

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