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Evaluating the Prevalence and Correlates of Major Depressive Disorder Among Residents of Fort McMurray, Canada, One Year After a Devastating Flood.

Folajinmi OluwasinaEjemai EboreimeReham ShalabyNnamdi NkireBelinda AgyapongHannah PazderkaGloria Obuobi-DonkorMedard AduWanying MaoErnest OwusuVincent Israel Opoku Agyapong
Published in: Disaster medicine and public health preparedness (2022)
This study suggests that flooding could impact the psychosocial and mental health of affected people. There is a need to reassess the existing guidelines on emergency planning for flooding to reduce its impacts on mental health and identify where research can support future evidence-based guidelines.
Keyphrases
  • mental health
  • major depressive disorder
  • bipolar disorder
  • mental illness
  • clinical practice
  • emergency department
  • public health
  • healthcare