Floods are one of the most disastrous events that create a significant impact on people’s livelihoods, economy, and their mental and emotional health. This research examines the trauma responses and symptoms of anxiety and depression among 2023 Yamuna flood-affected farmers in Delhi. The FGDs were structured around three key themes: Post and Trauma reactions (established based on DSM-5 criteria for PTSD), anxiety (based on GAD-7 themes), and depressive signs (matched to the domains of PHQ-9). It revealed that the impact includes ongoing concern over financial security, and clear signs of trauma responses, as well as symptoms of depression and anxiety. Female participants were tense for the safety of their families, whereas male farmers shared how this event was inevitable and were somewhat mentally prepared for the same. These findings are important for informing a further emphasis on mental health management following floods and suggest that mental health support should be included in the existing frameworks of disaster response. The study enhances the efforts to address a noted gap in the research through exploring the psychological aftermath in the contexts of urban agrarian environments that recursively succumb to floods.

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Exploring Psychological Distress in Farmers: A Study of the 2023 Yamuna Floods

  • Sidharth Verma,
  • Nitya Srivastava,
  • Durgesh Tripathi

摘要

Floods are one of the most disastrous events that create a significant impact on people’s livelihoods, economy, and their mental and emotional health. This research examines the trauma responses and symptoms of anxiety and depression among 2023 Yamuna flood-affected farmers in Delhi. The FGDs were structured around three key themes: Post and Trauma reactions (established based on DSM-5 criteria for PTSD), anxiety (based on GAD-7 themes), and depressive signs (matched to the domains of PHQ-9). It revealed that the impact includes ongoing concern over financial security, and clear signs of trauma responses, as well as symptoms of depression and anxiety. Female participants were tense for the safety of their families, whereas male farmers shared how this event was inevitable and were somewhat mentally prepared for the same. These findings are important for informing a further emphasis on mental health management following floods and suggest that mental health support should be included in the existing frameworks of disaster response. The study enhances the efforts to address a noted gap in the research through exploring the psychological aftermath in the contexts of urban agrarian environments that recursively succumb to floods.