Masatsugu Orui

TL;DR: The findings suggest the need to keep in mind that, when providing post-disaster mental health services, suicide rates can eventually increase even if they initially decrease.

TL;DR: Considering the present status that many survivors from the tsunami disaster still live in temporary housing and face various challenges to rebuild their lives, it is necessary to continue intensive, long-term mental healthcare services in the tsunami-stricken areas.

TL;DR: Logistic regression analyses revealed post-disaster newly-started drinking was significantly associated with being male, less than 65 years old, sleep dissatisfaction and psychological distress, when this model was adjusted for disaster-related experience and perceived radiation risk.

TL;DR: It was found that the significant relationship to anxiety varies depending on the sources of trust and media used, and improving health literacy of both the recipient and the sender of information can improve access to information and thereby safeguard the health and well-being of the public.

TL;DR: It was found that the level of health literacy was significantly negatively associated with radiation anxiety in the evacuation areas but not in the non-evacuation areas, and improving health literacy could alleviate radiation anxiety.