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Disaster Psychiatry Lab (International Research Institute of Disaster Science)
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A disaster psychiatry lab that studies the effects of disasters on mental health.
AboutAbout the lab
Studying how disasters affect mental health
The Disaster Psychiatry lab at Tohoku University's International Research Institute of Disaster Science studies the effects on mental health of disasters, including the Great East Japan Earthquake.
It uses multifaceted approaches from basic medicine, clinical medicine, and related fields.
The lab conducts basic research toward elucidating the mechanisms of, and developing treatments for, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder thought to be caused by disasters and the stress they bring.
Through large-scale, ongoing surveys in disaster-affected areas, the lab also works to help build systems for mental health response during disasters.
Key terms
- post-traumatic stress disorder
- A mental health condition in which distressing symptoms caused by the memory of an event involving intense fear or shock continue afterward
- biomarker
- A substance or measurement that serves as an objective indicator of the state of the body or of the presence and severity of a disease
- mental health
- Efforts to protect psychological well-being, and to prevent and support mental health problems
ResearchResearch themes
Disasters strike suddenly, put many people under intense stress, and have a major impact on mental health. Using multifaceted approaches such as basic and clinical medicine, the lab investigates how disasters affect mental health, and hopes to play a role in building the foundation for measures to prepare for future disasters.
*Illustrative imageMechanisms of Disorders Caused by Disaster Stress
The lab conducts basic research toward elucidating the mechanisms of, and developing treatments for, harmful effects such as depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. It is also working on developing biomarkers to objectively assess the effects of stress.
*Illustrative imageLarge-Scale, Ongoing Surveys in Disaster-Affected Areas
Through large-scale, ongoing surveys in the affected areas, the lab gains a detailed understanding of the effects on mental health among people affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake. The results are used in activities that help build systems for mental health response during disasters.
MembersFaculty
The lab's members are faculty, doctoral and master's students, and administrative assistants.
- ProfessorHiroaki Tomita
- Associate ProfessorYasuto Kunii
- Assistant ProfessorYumiko Hamaie
- Project Assistant ProfessorMizuki Hino
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “Kesennuma earthquake damage, 2011” Caleb Eames, U.S. Marine Corps / Public domain (cropped)
- Mechanisms of Disorders Caused by Disaster Stress: “Laboratory desk” Goldmund100 / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Large-Scale, Ongoing Surveys in Disaster-Affected Areas: “VOA Herman - Temporary Houses for Japan Disaster Survivors” Steven L. Herman / Public domain (cropped)
- Related lab (Disaster Public Health Lab (International Research Institute of Disaster Science)): “Tsunami Japan 2011” Tamaki Seto / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
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- Related lab (Psychosomatic Medicine Lab): “FMRI coronal scan of Nathanial Bradford” Nathanial Luceus / CC BY 2.0 (cropped)
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