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Post-traumatic stress disorder prevalent among Fukushima nuclear disaster victims: survey

Xinhua, March 10, 2015 Adjust font size:

Four years after the 3.11 Earthquake and Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) remained prevalent among the victims, a Hong Kong charity group said on Tuesday.

According to the Post Crisis Counseling Network (PCCN), a charity group focusing on mental health and psychological support for disaster victims, 44 percent of their interviewees in Fukushima, Japan, showed symptoms of the PTSD.

The main causes for their post-traumatic stress disorder included sadness for the departure of loved ones, worries over nuclear radiation as well as the uncertainty about whether they can move back to their original residence sites, said Timothy To, executive director of the PCCN.

The PCCN, currently the only agency providing psychological counseling and support near the Fukushima nuclear plant area, conducted the survey from Feb. 26 to March 5. Endi