Mental health assessment in Punta Santiago, Puerto Rico 6months post-Maria

Punta Santiago, Puerto Rico was the entry point for when Hurricane Maria first made landfall in Puerto Rico, but aid was slow to be received being a coastal town. This study conducted by Ferré et al. sought to assess the cross-sectional community health needs and recovery conditions of the Punta Santiago population 6 months post-hurricane, looking particularly to assess the prevalence and severity of major depressive disorders, post-traumatic stress, and generalized anxiety. The results indicate that the economic disruption had not subsided. Household drinking water samples show signs of ongoing contamination that are unsafe for consumption, there was 10-50% prevalence of food insufficiency and subsistence upon food stamp, and many of the sampled households still displayed heightened signs of depressive disorders concerns.

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Ferré IM, Negrón S, Shultz JM, Schwartz SJ, Kossin JP, Pantin H. Hurricane Maria’s Impact on Punta Santiago, Puerto Rico: Community Needs and Mental Health Assessment Six Months Postimpact. Disaster medicine and public health preparedness. 2018 Nov 5:1-6. https://doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2018.103

波多黎各的蓬塔圣地亚哥，作为飓风玛丽亚首次登陆该地的入口城市，由于地处沿海，救援物资的到达显得尤为缓慢。Ferré 等人开展的研究旨在评估飓风过后六个月蓬塔圣地亚哥居民的横断面社区健康需求和恢复状况，特别是对重度抑郁障碍、创伤后应激障碍和广泛性焦虑症的流行率和严重程度进行了深入探讨。研究结果揭示了经济破坏尚未得到缓解的事实。家庭饮用水样本显示出持续的污染迹象，其饮用不安全；食品短缺的比率达到了10%-50%，依赖食品券维持生计；许多被调查的家庭仍显示出抑郁障碍的加剧迹象。

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Ferré IM, Negrón S, Shultz JM, Schwartz SJ, Kossin JP, Pantin H. Hurricane Maria’s Impact on Punta Santiago, Puerto Rico: Community Needs and Mental Health Assessment Six Months Postimpact. Disaster medicine and public health preparedness. 2018 Nov 5:1-6. https://doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2018.103