Increase in the number of admissions to psychiatric hospitals immediately after the <scp>G</scp>reat <scp>E</scp>ast Japan <scp>E</scp>arthquake

Abstract

Demands for inpatient psychiatric treatment increased immediately after the Great East Japan Earthquake. Government officials and mental health professionals must strengthen support for survivors with mental illness, especially those with schizophrenia spectrum disorder. This should include support for mental health authorities and medical staff in the affected community.