A Study on Psychosocial Problems Caused by Earthquake on Psychiatric Patients and Their Relatives

Year 2025, Volume: 5 Issue: 1, 34 - 42, 30.06.2025

Zeynep Özkök , Nermin Gürhan

Abstract

This study was conducted to examine the effects of the earthquake on the relatives of psychiatric patients. As a result of the literature review, it was determined that psychiatric patients experience emotions such as depression, hopelessness, anger and disappointment. Additionally, the increase in suicide after the earthquake is also an important finding. In addition, unemployment and economic difficulties due to migration are also issues that need to be emphasized. No study was found regarding patient relatives. However, it is thought that the effects of the care role, along with the effects of the earthquake, will lead to feelings such as feeling alone, despair, helplessness and guilt in the individual. It is important to apply approaches such as psychological first aid in the short term and psychoeducation and therapy in the long term for all these psychosocial problems. It is important to evacuate patients and their relatives to a safe area after the earthquake. Evacuations that occur quickly and safely establish a sense of trust in individuals and prevent the exacerbation of psychiatric symptoms. Professionals should be trained on psychosocial approaches after the earthquake. The application of approaches is important in the protection and development of community mental health.

Keywords

Earthquake, Psychiatric, Psychiatric Patient, Patient Realatives, Psychosocial Problems

Depremin Psikiyatri Hasta ve Yakınları Üzerinde Yarattığı Psikososyal Sorunlara Yönelik Bir İnceleme

Abstract

Bu çalışma depremin psikiyatri hasta ve yakınları üzerindeki etkilerini incelemek amacıyla yapılmıştır. Yapılan literatür taramaları sonucunda psikiyatri hastalarının depresyon, umutsuzluk, öfke, hayal kırıklığı gibi duyguları yaşadıkları belirlenmiştir. Ayrıca deprem sonrası intiharda artış olması da önemli bir bulgudur. Ayrıca göçe bağlı işsizlik, ekonomik zorluklar da önemle üzerinde durulması gereken bir konudur. Hasta yakınlarına yönelik bir çalışmaya rastlanmamıştır. Fakat depremin etkileri ile birlikte bakım rolünün etkisinin bireyde yalnız hissetme, umutsuzluğa kapılma, çaresizlik ve suçluluk gibi duygulara yol açacağı düşünülmektedir. Tüm bu psikososyal sorunlara yönelik kısa vadede psikolojik ilk yardım, uzun vadede ise psikoeğitim, psikoterapi gibi yaklaşımların uygulanması önem arz etmektedir. Deprem sonrası hasta ve yakınlarının güvenli alana tahliyesi önemlidir. Hızlı ve sağlıklı bir şekilde gerçekleşen tahliyeler bireylerde güven duygusunu tesis eder, psikiyatrik semptomların şiddetlenmesini önler. Deprem sonrası psikososyal yaklaşımlar konusunda profesyoneller eğitilmeli. Yaklaşımların uygulanması toplum ruh sağlığının korunması ve gelişiminde önem arz etmektedir.

Keywords

Deprem, Psikiyatri, Piskiyatri Hastası, Hasta Yakınları

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