Citation

Usher K, Ranmuthugala G, Maple M, Durkin J, Douglas L, Coffey Y, Bhullar N. Int. J. Ment. Health Nurs. 2020; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2020, Australian College of Mental Health Nurses Inc., Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/inm.12798

PMID

32939940

Abstract

It is well established that bushfires and other natural disasters have long term-effects on the mental health of affected individuals and communities (Black Dog Institute, 2020). These effects can last for years as demonstrated following the 2009 Black Saturday fires in Victoria, Australia: one fifth (21.9%) of the highest impacted communities reported mental health symptoms at the five year follow up (Gibbs et al. 2013).

Language: en

Keywords

Trauma; Disasters; Mental health; Busfires; Wildfires