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[Redefining habitat and mental health of flood victims.]
Abstract:
During the July 1996 floods in the Saguenay area, many families lost everything : house, land and personal belongings. This disturbing situation forced many victims to let go of their home. A review of the literature has allowed to conclude that individuals develop profound feelings towards their homes and that its destruction entails disorganization as well as negative thoughts threatening their psychological equilibrium. With the objective of identifying the consequences of this disaster on the concept of home and mental health of victims, an exploratory study was realized during winter 1998 with 69 subjects having lost all their belongings. The data collected confirmed what has been raised in the scientific literature : many individuals have been profoundly scarred by this disaster on both levels of concept of home and psychosocial health. Two years following the disaster, nostalgia and disappointment are still present for most individuals who have been unable to find a new environment where they truly feel at home.
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