TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - In their own words: disaster and emotion, suffering, and mental health
JO  - International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being
A1  - McKinzie, Ashleigh Elain
SP  - e1440108
EP  - e1440108
VL  - 13
IS  - 1
N2  - PURPOSE: In this article, I explore emotions, trauma, and mental health issues residents experienced after tornadoes in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and Joplin, Missouri in 2011. <br><br>METHODS: The research is based on 162 interviews and fieldwork from 2013-2015. I draw from literature on social suffering and trauma to ask how experiencing mental health and trauma changes how people make sense of their social worlds. <br><br>RESULTS: I discuss four common themes: 1. Emotions in immediate aftermath, 2. Relationship strain, 3. Mental health problems, and 4. Emotions in long-term recovery.  Throughout the article, I pay attention to the bodily experiences of suffering and trauma. <br><br>CONCLUSION: I argue experiencing mental health and suffering may be a critical perspective-one that can shed light on being in the world in ways that other perspectives may be less suitable to do.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1748-2623
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17482631.2018.1440108
ID  - ref1
ER  -