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Alcohol use disorder due to social isolation after a nuclear disaster in Fukushima.
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- Categorization of disaster-related deaths in Minamisoma city after the Fukushima nuclear disaster using clustering analysis.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Disaster-related deaths with alcohol-related diseases after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident: case series.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Mortality patterns in municipalities of a mining region before the Brumadinho dam failure, state of Minas Gerais, Brazil.Revista brasileira de epidemiologia = Brazilian journal of epidemiology · 2023Article
- Increased proportion of alcohol-related trauma in a South London major trauma centre during lockdown: A cohort study.Chinese journal of traumatology = Zhonghua chuang shang za zhi · 2022Article
- Increases in Risky Drinking During the COVID-19 Pandemic Assessed via Longitudinal Cohort Design: Associations With Racial Tensions, Financial Distress, Psychological Distress and Virus-Related Fears.Alcohol and alcoholism (Oxford, Oxfordshire) · 2021Article
- COVID-19 Vaccination Strategy in China: A Case Study.Epidemiologia (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Alcohol Use and Mental Health among Older American Adults during the Early Months of the COVID-19 Pandemic.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Enhancement of PTSD treatment through social support in Idobata-Nagaya community housing after Fukushima's triple disaster.BMJ case reports · 2018Article
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- Social isolation and cancer management - advanced rectal cancer with patient delay following the 2011 triple disaster in Fukushima, Japan: a case report.Journal of medical case reports · 2017Article
- A possible association between the resumption of agricultural activities and a venomous snakebite after Fukushima nuclear crisis.Oxford medical case reports · 2016Article
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Abstract
It is well-known that a nuclear disaster causes health problems including cancer, however, information on mental disorders linked to a nuclear disaster is limited. On 11 March 2011, there was a serious nuclear power plant accident in Fukushima, Japan. Subsequently, in October 2012, a 78-year-old man living 31 km from the plant was admitted to the hospital with head trauma. This was his third physical trauma since the nuclear accident. A thorough interview revealed that his alcohol intake had increased after the disaster, suggesting that his injuries might be related to alcohol use. The diagnosis of alcohol use disorder was established based on the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. He had been exposed to social isolation after evacuation of his neighbourhood. Using education and intervention, he was successfully treated. We should recognise that a nuclear disaster might cause social isolation among the elderly, leading to mental disorders and alcohol use disorder. Early diagnosis and intervention might be beneficial for individuals presenting the above symptoms.
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