Global warming and psychotraumatology of natural disasters: the case of the deadly rains and floods of April 2022 in South Africa

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dc.contributor.authorBouchard, Jean-Pierre
dc.contributor.authorPretorius, Tyrone B
dc.contributor.authorKramers-Olen, Anne L
dc.date.accessioned2023-06-26T12:33:10Z
dc.date.available2023-06-26T12:33:10Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractClimate change and global warming have led to an increased incidence of flooding across the world. Against the backdrop of the recent devastating floods in the Kwazulu-Natal province of South Africa, this paper explores psychotraumatology of natural disasters. In particular, we explore the impact of internal migration in South Africa, as well as apartheid spatial planning and inequality on the consequences of the flooding. We also focus on the psychotraumatology resulting from flooding, in general, and in particular on the victims of the flooding in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. We conclude that the psychopathological consequences of such natural disasters are ignored even though they seriously affect the people concerned. The development of specific trainings for psychologists in psychotraumatology and the care of victims should be a priority in the future.en_US
dc.identifier.citationBouchard, J.P., Pretorius, T.B., Kramers-Olen, A.L., Padmanabhanunni, A. and Stiegler, N., 2023, March. Global Warming and Psychotraumatology of Natural Disasters: The Case of the Deadly Rains and Floods of April 2022 in South Africa. Annales Médico-psychologiques, revue psychiatrique (Vol. 181, No. 3, pp. 234-239).en_US
dc.identifier.issn0003-4487
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/9150
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAnnales Médico-psychologiques, revue psychiatriqueen_US
dc.subjectClimate changeen_US
dc.subjectPsychotraumatology of floodsen_US
dc.subjectPsychopathologyen_US
dc.subjectNaturaldisasteren_US
dc.subjectInternal migrationen_US
dc.titleGlobal warming and psychotraumatology of natural disasters: the case of the deadly rains and floods of April 2022 in South Africaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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