Some psychological, gastrointestinal and cardiovascular consequences of earthquakes (CROSBI ID 717704)
Prilog sa skupa u časopisu | stručni rad | međunarodna recenzija
Podaci o odgovornosti
Kušević, Zorana ; Krstanović, Kristina ; Kroflin, Karla
engleski
Some psychological, gastrointestinal and cardiovascular consequences of earthquakes
In the last 40 years there has been a 6-fold increase in the number of earthquakes worldwide. Devastating earthquakes, 5.5 and 6.2 on Richter scale hit Croatia in 2020 during the brutal pandemic year. Our experience served us as our initial motivation for finding out all clinical outcomes after an earthquake. Previous research has shown increased rates of suicidal thoughts, susceptibility to PTSD and depressive symptomatology. Mental health action plans should be encouraged and well prepared in advance by leading organizations. Studies conducted to date have found that the number of patients with gastric and duodenal ulcers increased as an earthquake aftermath. Other gastrointestinal symptoms were abdominal pain, distension and constipation. Earthquakes provide a good example of how acute stress can trigger cardiovascular events, predominantly through sympathetic nervous activation. Studies conducted to date have found an increased incidence of acute myocardial infarction, stroke, arrhythmias and Takotsubo cardiomyopathy. This review reminds us of the importance of treating psychological and psychosomatic consequences of earthquakes.
earthquake ; psychology ; psychosomatic medicine ; gastroenterology ; cardiology
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Podaci o prilogu
1248-1253.
2021.
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Podaci o matičnoj publikaciji
Psychiatria Danubina
0353-5053
1849-0867
Podaci o skupu
29th Danubian psychiatric symposium and IX Croatian congress on psychopharmacotherapy
predavanje
18.03.2021-20.03.2021
online ; Zagreb, Hrvatska
Povezanost rada
Javno zdravstvo i zdravstvena zaštita, Kliničke medicinske znanosti