Mental health workers perceptions of disaster response in China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The post-disaster mental health crisis intervention (MHCI) system in China remains immature and unsystematic. We aim to report the perceptions of a large sample of MHCI workers and government administrators and provide recommendations for developing a national mental health disaster response management plan in China.

Methods

An in-depth qualitative study was conducted, collecting data from 20 focus-group discussions and 25 key stakeholder interviews. These recruited participants who had been involved in different types of disaster rescue across 7 provinces/cities where disasters have recently occurred. We used thematic analysis to analyze the data and relevant findings were extracted for policy recommendation.

Results

Mental health workers' perspectives wer

SUBMITTER: Xi Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6318987 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature