TY  - JOUR
T1  - Pakistan Flood: Prevalence of Mental Health Crisis An Alarming Situation
TT  - Pakistan Seli: Ruhsal Hastalık Krizinin Yaygınlığı Endişe Verici Bir Durum
AU  - Sarfaraz, Yousra
AU  - Rafique, Ammara
AU  - Sohail, Nida
PY  - 2023
DA  - March
Y2  - 2022
DO  - 10.38175/phnx.1189818
JF  - Phoenix Medical Journal
JO  - Phnx Med J.
PB  - İbrahim İKİZCELİ
WT  - DergiPark
SN  - 2687-4369
SP  - 54
EP  - 55
VL  - 5
IS  - 1
LA  - en
AB  - Pakistan is facing weather extremities since the beginning of this year. Recent flood has sparked a major health crisis within the victims. The prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder and depression within survivors (adults and children) is relatively high and step should be taken in time to cure there deteriorating mental health.
KW  - Flood
KW  - Mental health
KW  - Post-traumatic stress disorder
KW  - Depression
KW  - Therapy
KW  - Pakistan
N2  - Pakistan is facing weather extremities since the beginning of this year. Recent flood has sparked a major health crisis within the victims. The prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder and depression within survivors (adults and children) is relatively high and step should be taken in time to cure there deteriorating mental health.
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CR  - Ede MO, Adene FM, Okeke CI, Mezieobi DI, Isiwu EN, Abdullahi Y. The effect of rational emotive behaviour therapy on post-traumatic depression in flood victims. Journal of Rational-Emotive & Cognitive-Behavior Therapy. 2022;40(1):124-143.
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CR  - Healthcare during floods, available from https://www.dawn.com/news/1707852. Assessed: September 28, 2022.
CR  - Ede MO, Adene FM, Okeke CI, Mezieobi DI, Isiwu EN, Abdullahi Y. The effect of rational emotive behaviour therapy on post-traumatic depression in flood victims. Journal of Rational-Emotive & Cognitive-Behavior Therapy. 2022;40(1):124-143.
UR  - https://doi.org/10.38175/phnx.1189818
L1  - https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/2711408
ER  -