Author: Yoo, Seonyoung; Sim, Minyoung; Choi, Jungwon; Jeon, Kyoungsun; Shin, Jungha; Chung, Seockhoon; Hong, Sang-Bum; Lee, So-Yeon; Hong, Soo-Jong
Title: Psychological Responses among Humidifier Disinfectant Disaster Victims and Their Families Cord-id: ydc47h1k Document date: 2019_1_16
ID: ydc47h1k
Snippet: To substantiate psychological symptoms following humidifier disinfectant (HD) disasters, counseling records of 26 victims and 92 family members of victims (45 were bereaved) were analyzed retrospectively. Among the victims, 34.6% had Clinical Global Impression-Severity scores of over 4, which meant they were moderately ill. While anxiety/fear and depression with respiratory symptoms were frequently observed in victims and family members, chronic psychological distress such as alcohol/smoking abu
Document: To substantiate psychological symptoms following humidifier disinfectant (HD) disasters, counseling records of 26 victims and 92 family members of victims (45 were bereaved) were analyzed retrospectively. Among the victims, 34.6% had Clinical Global Impression-Severity scores of over 4, which meant they were moderately ill. While anxiety/fear and depression with respiratory symptoms were frequently observed in victims and family members, chronic psychological distress such as alcohol/smoking abuse and insomnia was relatively high in bereaved family members. In conclusion, it is important to provide mental health support for victims and their families, focusing on the characteristic symptoms of each group as well as monetary compensation.
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