Sleep problems six-months after continuous earthquake activity in a Greek island

Psychiatrikē = Psychiatriki
H LazaratouCh Papageorgiou

Abstract

Natural disasters, such as earthquakes, are traumatic events causing both acute and enduring stress to affected individuals. Psychosocial consequences include posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), reactions of anxiety and depression and sleep problems. The island of Cephalonia in Ionian Sea is characterized by its high seismic activity. More specifically, this activity has been considered to be the highest of the Balkan Peninsula and Europe in general. In January and February of 2014 a long sequence of earthquakes, which included two main shocks of 6.1 Richter and 6.0 R, struck the island. The epicenter of the earthquake was the city of Lixouri. A long series of aftershocks measured ≥ 4.0 R followed these main shocks. In total, the number of earthquakes that affected those living in Cephalonia between January 26 and August 2014 when the present study took place, was 2055. Several damages concerning buildings, monuments and churches, stonewalls, road networks and port facilities occurred, but there were no human casualties. The aim of the present study was to assess sleep problems, insomnia in particular in the affected population after the two severe earthquakes in the island of Cephalonia. The assessment was made through the A...Continue Reading

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Nov 7, 2020·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health·Mitsuaki KatayanagiHiroaki Tomita
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