ReviewThe Malaysian journal of medical sciences : MJMS2020
Risk Factors for Suicidal Behaviours after Natural Disasters: A Systematic Review.
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- The Role of Social Support in Preventing Suicidal Ideations and Behaviors: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of research in health sciences · 2024Pooled it
- Effects of volcanic eruptions on the mental health of exposed populations: a systematic review.Frontiers in public health · 2024Pooled it
- Suicide prevention during disasters and public health emergencies: a systematic review.Frontiers in public health · 2024Pooled it
- Are we Using the Right Evidence to Inform Suicide Prevention in Low- and Middle-Income Countries? An Umbrella Review.Archives of suicide research : official journal of the International Academy for Suicide ResearchPooled it
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- Self-harm and suicide prevention in humanitarian and fragile contexts: A systematic scoping review.Global mental health (Cambridge, England) · 2025Review
- Perceived stress and satisfaction with life following the 2023 earthquake in Türkiye: investigating the effects of irrational beliefs and hope.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- The Health and Social Impacts of the Maui Wildfires: Post-Disaster Care from a Sociocultural Lens.Hawai'i journal of health & social welfare · 2024Article
- Sociodemography, pattern, and response inhibition in suicide survivors: A case-control study.Industrial psychiatry journal · 2023Article
- Pediatric Suspected Suicides and Nonfatal Suicide Attempts Reported to United States Poison Control Centers Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Journal of medical toxicology : official journal of the American College of Medical Toxicology · 2023Article
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- Cumulative stressful events and mental health in young adults after 10 years of Wenchuan earthquake: the role of social support.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2023Article
- Resilience and Wellbeing Strategies for Pandemic Fatigue in Times of Covid-19.International journal of applied positive psychology · 2023Review
- The Suicidal Ideation of Disaster Victims: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Study.Psychology research and behavior management · 2023Article
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4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Natural disasters have multiple psychological effects including increased risk of suicide among victims. Reviews have shown that suicidal behaviours can be an aftermath of natural disasters. The present study attempted to identify the suicide-related risk factors after natural disasters. This study was a systematic review probing English language articles related to suicide and its risk factors after natural disasters and published between 1 January 1990 and 27 September 2018 in Google Scholar, PubMed, Web of Science, Science Direct, Scopus, ProQuest and Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL) databases. After reviewing and screening the collected studies by means of specific criteria, only 30 studies were qualified to enter the survey. It was found that most of these studies had investigated suicide after earthquake. Gender, age, serious mental disorders, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), loss of family members, low economic status, low social support, and injury to the person and the family/relatives were identified as the most important risk factors for suicide after natural disasters. Women, adolescents, elderly, people with depression and PTSD, those suffer from low social support and parentless people were found to be among the ones being highly vulnerable to suicide after natural disasters. There is, therefore, a need for providing psychosocial support for these people after such disasters.
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