Citation

Saigo K, Kunii Y, Kawakatsu S. Prim. Care Companion CNS Disord. 2018; 20(1): ePub.

Affiliation

Department of Neuropsychiatry, Aizu Medical Center Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima, Japan.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, Physicians Postgraduate Press)

DOI

10.4088/PCC.17l02144

PMID

29469242

Abstract

To the Editor: On the 11th of March 2011, the Great East Japan earthquake led to a massive tsunami that caused severe damage to Tokyo Electric Power Company’s (TEPCO’s) Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) in Ōkuma town. Because of the resulting radiation hazard, residents living nearby were forced to evacuate. In April, many of these evacuees began relocating to Aizuwakamatsu city.1 Their fatigue seemed to increase daily. Even though they feared exposure to radiation, experiencing anxiety and anger, they did not know anyone to whom they could complain. Although several surveys regarding the mental distress of evacuees have been conducted,2,3 there have been no reports with long-term follow-up that focus on their specific symptoms. However, such clinical details are extremely important to hand down for posterity. Here, we report one typical case followed for 5 years...

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