Fig. 3.1 Outside and the floor map of Big Palette Fukushima, Koriyama City (Reproduced from [10]) Fig. 3.2 Evacuees on the floor with cardboard walls, with very limited space (Reproduced…
Fig. 7.1 Crane sculpture made of recovered World Trade Center steel, 2012 This community outreach mission was the product of a collaborative effort involving multiple organizations in the United States…
Fig. 8.1 Mental health responses to disasters and emergencies Knowledge of psychosocial responses to disaster comes from extensive observation of community behaviors following natural and man-made disasters [4]. In addition,…
Fig. 2.1 Legal system for nuclear power safety regulations in Japan (Source: MEXT (http://www.mext.go.jp/english/science_technology/1303809.htm)) After the radiation leakage that occurred in 1974 aboard the nuclear-powered ship Mutsu, criticism grew over…
Work-related experience Earthquakes and tsunamis Plant explosions Radiation exposure Extreme overwork Victim experience Mandatory evacuation Property loss Family dispersion Grief experience Colleagues Families Friends Social backlash Public criticism Discrimination Harassments…
Fig. 6.1 Percent with high depression, anxiety, and anger symptoms in TMI, Chernobyl evacuee, and Kiev mothers 10–11 years after each accident In spite of these overall differences, the relationships of…
© Springer Japan 2016Jun Shigemura and Rethy Kieth Chhem (eds.)Mental Health and Social Issues Following a Nuclear Accident10.1007/978-4-431-55699-2_4 4. Societal and Ethical Aspects of Radiation Risk Perception Deborah Helen Oughton1 (1) Centre for Environmental Radioactivity (CERAD), Norwegian…
© Springer Japan 2016Jun Shigemura and Rethy Kieth Chhem (eds.)Mental Health and Social Issues Following a Nuclear Accident10.1007/978-4-431-55699-2_5 5. Thinking Across Disaster Kim Fortun1 and Alli Morgan1 (1) Department of STS, Russell Sage Laboratory 5114, Rensselaer Polytechnic…
© Springer Japan 2016Jun Shigemura and Rethy Kieth Chhem (eds.)Mental Health and Social Issues Following a Nuclear Accident10.1007/978-4-431-55699-2_1 1. Godzilla Mon Amour: The Origins and Legacy of Nuclear Fear in Japan Ryan J. Crowder1 , Rethy Kieth Chhem2, 3, 4,…
