Psychological health status among former residents of Tomioka, Fukushima Prefecture and their intention to return 8 years after the disaster at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant

• Published in: Journal of Neural Transmission Vol. 127; no. 11; pp. 1449 - 1454
• Main Authors: Orita, Makiko, Mori, Keisuke, Taira, Yasuyuki, Yamada, Yumiko, Maeda, Masaharu, Takamura, Noboru
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Vienna Springer Vienna 01.11.2020
• Subjects: Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Neurology; Neurosciences; Psychiatry; Psychiatry and Preclinical Psychiatric Studies - Original Article; Fukushima; Risk perception; Nuclear Power Plant accident; Mental health

The present study aimed to clarify the psychological status of 766 former residents of Tomioka Town, Fukushima Prefecture, and their intent to return (ITR) 8 years after the disaster at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. We investigated their ITR home and their perception of the risk of health e...