A Preventive Family Intervention for Earthquake Survivors

Volume: 9 Number: 1 March 1, 2001
  • İşık Sayıl
  • Saynur Canat
  • Recep Akdur
  • Öztürk Kılıç Emine
  • Rana Uslu
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A Preventive Family Intervention for Earthquake Survivors

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study is to provide a semi-structured intervention model for families who have experienced Bolu earthquake to prevent family dysfunction and psychiatric problems in family members due to traumatic effects of earthquake. Method: 77 families from Bolu Spanish tent-city were chosen by random sampling method and were seen in their tents by members of the research team, for assessment and family therapy session. Data were collected from 281 individual members of these families. Assessment of children aged between 6-14 was done using Child Depression Inventory (CDI), Children's post-traumatic response reaction index (CPTS-RI), State-Trait Anxiety Inventory for Children (STAI-C); adolescents and adults were assessed using: general health questionnaire (GHQ), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) and PTSD brief diagnostic scale (PTSD-BDS). Results: 145 males and 136 females aged between 0-82 (mean: 24.9) who were the members of 77 families were assessed for this study. İn 6-14 age group 16.7 % showed depression, 18.8 % severe and 52.1 % moderate levels of PTSD signs as assessed by questionnaires. For the adolescent and adult members of the families that were above age 14, depression rate was 44.0 % and PTSD rate was 36.3 %. Conclusions: The results of this study supports previous studies in the literatüre that have found high levels of psychopathology in survivors of majör disasters even in non-clinical populations. This finding shows the necessity of the development of preventive approaches to maintain the mental health of earthquake survivors.

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İşık Sayıl This is me

Saynur Canat This is me

Recep Akdur This is me

Öztürk Kılıç Emine This is me

Rana Uslu This is me

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March 1, 2001

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March 1, 2001

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Year 1970 Volume: 9 Number: 1

APA
Sayıl, İ., Canat, S., Akdur, R., Kılıç Emine, Ö., & Uslu, R. (2001). DEPREMZEDE AİLELERE YÖNELİK KORUYUCU MÜDAHALE ÇALIŞMASI. Kriz Dergisi, 9(1), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1501/Kriz_0000000162