The Keio Journal of Medicine
Online ISSN : 1880-1293
Print ISSN : 0022-9717
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Mental Health and Psychosocial Support after the Great East Japan Earthquake
Yutaka KatoHiroyuki UchidaMasaru Mimura
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2012 Volume 61 Issue 1 Pages 15-22

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Since the Great East Japan Earthquake, Keio University School of Medicine has, at the request of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, provided mental health and psychosocial support to those living in Soma City in Fukushima Prefecture. This report covers the types of support provided in Soma City and discusses previous studies that were used as the model for current support practice and the results gained from actual performance. Also included is a summary of the objectives that were or were not achieved for medical support compared with recommendations from previous studies. Furthermore, future directions for medical support are also discussed.
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