Topic: Disasters, terror and stress management

The Tsunami programme Part 8: The effect of visiting the disaster area on survivors and the bereaved

2005 This project has been completed 2007

Project Members

Lindgaard, Camilla Vibe
Tønnessen, Arnfinn
Kristensen, Pål
Weisæth, Lars

Main objective

The purpose of the study is to study the effect a return to the site of the disaster has for impacted persons coping with the experience of the disaster.

Method

The project comprises a questionnaire and participating observation.

Publications

Heir, T., & Weisæth, L. (2006). Back to where it happened: Self-reported improvement of Tsunami Survivors who returned to the disaster area. Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, 21, 59-63.