Abstract
The Great East Japan Earthquake (magnitude-9) struck in the Pacific Ocean near Northeastern Japan on March 11, 2011. Magnitude-9 earthquakes have been known to occur in a few areas, including Chile, Alaska, Kamchatka and Sumatra. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government and the Japanese Society of Psychiatry and Neurology, etc. provided support services after this tragic earthquake. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government established the Tokyo Metropolitan Mental Health Care Team to deal with the disaster. The support activities of the team have been performed since the end of March, immediately after the earthquake. We participated in the support activities on April 25-30, 2011, as the ninth team. We provided mental health care to disaster victims in Rikuzentakata city. We met four victims, of which 3 had lost their families during the tsunami. Among the three sufferers, two were adjustment disorders, and one had possible depression (DSM-IV-TR). It is my hope that our activities will encourage the victims of the Great East Japan Earthquake.
