Post‐tsunami mental health: A cross‐sectional survey of the predictors of common mental disorders in <scp>S</scp>outh <scp>I</scp>ndia 9–11 months after the 2004 <scp>T</scp>sunami

Abstract

A large majority of the sample in an area of South India screened positive for CMD 9-11 months after the tsunami. These data served as an impetus in planning a long-term, five-year post-disaster intervention. Accurate longitudinal data about risk and protective factors after a disaster are needed to plan medium- and long-term interventions.