Health Effects of the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster

Kenji Kamiya, Hitoshi Ohto, Masaharu Maeda

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Year: 2022
• Print ISBN: 9780128240984
• eBook ISBN: 9780128240991
• Topic: Medicine
• Subtopic: Medical Theory, Practice & Reference

Health Effects of the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster provides a multidisciplinary retrospective on the health consequences on the population the first decade after the Fukushima nuclear disaster. Sections 1 and 2 of the book begins with an introduction and an overview of the developments surrounding the Fukushima accident. Section 3 discusses topics such as the physical health impact of radiation exposure as well as diseases that resulted from long-term evacuation. Section 4 examines the psychological factors and the social impact of the disaster and how their combined influence affected the physical and mental wellness of the population. The book concludes with Section 5 which covers the mitigation strategy for treatment and care of psychological health issues resulting from the disaster. The book contains expert contributions from those who have first-hand experience in the recovery efforts and are still actively researching the impact of the disaster. Health Effects of the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster provides readers with a coherent, multi-dimensional narrative about the physical, psychosocial, and psychological aspects of the decade-long aftermath of the Fukushima nuclear disaster. - Provides information based on evidence obtained through scientific methods such as long-term epidemiological surveys and case studies - Examines the indirect health impact, especially psychosocial effects, caused by technological disasters like nuclear accidents - Includes contributions from experts in the field who participated in the recovery efforts and are currently researching the health impact of the Fukushima disaster

Table of contents

• Health Effects of the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster
• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Table of Contents
• Contributors
• Preface
• Chapter 1 Development of Fukushima disaster
• Chapter 2 Initial turmoil in an emergency setting
• Chapter 3 Radiation dose after the disaster
• Chapter 4 Thyroid ultrasound examination program to address health concerns of Fukushima residents after the nuclear accidents
• Chapter 5 Trends in pregnancy and birth after the Great East Japan earthquake and Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident in the Fukushima prefecture: A 7-year survey
• Chapter 6 Lifestyle-related diseases caused by evacuation: Results of the comprehensive health check in the Fukushima health management survey
• Chapter 7 Health effects of atomic bomb radiation in 1945—Epidemiological investigations
• Chapter 8 Posttraumatic stress responses and related issues: A chronological view
• Chapter 9 Suicide-related issues among affected people
• Chapter 10 Alcohol-related issues among affected people
• Chapter 11 Psychological impact on affected children in Fukushima
• Chapter 12 Disaster-related health issues among older adults
• Chapter 13 Psychosocial support for anxiety related to thyroid cancer: A team approach during the secondary confirmatory examination in thyroid ultrasound examination
• Chapter 14 Radiation risk perception after the Fukushima disaster
• Chapter 15 Influence of different media, producing stigma
• Chapter 16 Crises and resilience among local communities
• Chapter 17 A comparative study of psychological reactions of the former Soviet Union, Scandinavia, and Fukushima people to nuclear disasters
• Chapter 18 A mother’s work is to worry: Accepting maternal concerns during a health crisis
• Chapter 19 Telephone support
• Chapter 20 The recovery process of the community in Kawauchi Village after the nuclear disaster
• Chapter 21 Posttraumatic responses among outpatients in disaster area: Case reports
• Index