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Disaster mental health in Nepal and Haiti

Enhancing Community Resilience in the Acute Aftermath of Disaster: Evaluation of a Disaster Mental Health Intervention

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2018/02/012002
Enrollment
960
Registered
2018-02-20
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Community-based disaster mental health intervention (CBDMHI): Three-day group intervention designed to increase disaster preparedness and decrease mental health problems. Control Interv

Sponsors

Courtney WeltonMitchell
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Available to attend 3-day intervention training; able to understand consent procedures; resident of community and present in community during recent hurricane/monsoon season.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Unable to attend the 3-day intervention training; unable to understand consent procedures

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Hypothesized significant differences in the following primary outcomes at Time 2 and persisting to Time 3 between intervention and control groups: Disaster preparedness Depression symptoms PTSD symptoms Anxiety symptoms, in Haiti only Culturally bound symptoms Functional impairment Social cohesionTimepoint: baseline, 6 months later, 9 months later

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Help seeking mental health related Help giving mental health related Help seeking disaster preparation related Help giving disaster preparation related Coping Disaster attributions e.g., to natural or supernatural causes FatalismTimepoint: baseline, 6 months later, 9 months later

Countries

Haiti, Nepal

Contacts

Public ContactCourtney WeltonMitchell PhD

Natural Hazards Center, Institute of Behavioral Science, University of Colorado-Boulder

CourtneyMitchell13@gmail.com1-303-492-8147

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026