Mental Health and Social Issues Following a Nuclear Accident The Case of Fukushima

This book focuses on mental health issues arising in the wake of the Fukushima nuclear disaster. Three years after the 11 March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, tsunamis, and Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident, roughly 130,000 individuals continue to face enormous burdens as a result of mandatory e...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Shigemura, Jun. editor (editor), Chhem, Rethy Kieth. editor
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Tokyo : Springer Japan 2016.
Edición:1st ed. 2016.
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798530406719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • 1. Godzilla mon amour: the Origins and Legacy of Nuclear Fear in Japan
  • 2. Unforeseeable Accidents from the Point of View of the Legal System
  • 3. Report on Fukushima Counseling Support Professional Team: Interdisciplinary Team Approach for Psychosocial Care of Evacuees
  • 4. Societal and Ethical Aspects of Radiation Risk Perception
  • 5. Thinking Across Disaster
  • 6. Emotional Consequences of TMI and Chernobyl: Lessons Learned for Fukushima
  • 7. 3/11 and 9/11: A Multi-faceted Investigation of a Survivor Exchange Program
  • 8. Psychosocial Responses to Disaster and Exposures: Distress Reactions, Health Risk Behavior, and Mental Disorders
  • 9. Psychosocial Challenges of the Fukushima Nuclear Plant Workers.