How should professional psychiatric associations respond to a large-scale disaster?
Disasters pose unique challenges, triggering significant psychological and social crises with both short- and long-term impacts. In this article, we address the critical role of professional psychiatric associations (PPAs) in responding to large-scale disasters, emphasizing the operational model con...
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| author | Emre Mutlu Alper Bülbül Emre Cem Esen İrem Ekmekçi Ertek H. Rengin Güvenç Koray Başar M. Hamid Boztaş M. İrem Yıldız Münevver Hacıoğlu Yıldırım Rümeysa Taşdelen Ejder Akgün Yıldırım |
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| description | Disasters pose unique challenges, triggering significant psychological and social crises with both short- and long-term impacts. In this article, we address the critical role of professional psychiatric associations (PPAs) in responding to large-scale disasters, emphasizing the operational model connected with the Psychiatric Association of Türkiye’s (PAT) response to the 2023 earthquakes in Türkiye and Northern Syria. We propose the SOLIDARITE model, a structured response framework, which incorporates sustained preparedness, organized networks, resource libraries, on-site and remote interventions, and comprehensive disaster planning across early, middle, and long-term phases. The model emphasizes a multidimensional approach integrating pre-disaster preparedness through training, various psychosocial support options, the establishment of networks, and the formulation of a master disaster response plan. The implementation of this model by PAT during the 2023 earthquakes facilitated an effective and prompt response, underlining the importance of PPAs’ role in disaster preparedness and action. The SOLIDARITE model supports the need for deeper integration of disaster psychiatry into psychiatric training and calls for national and international collaboration to enhance the preparedness and response capacity of PPAs. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-8a23e896f1074c36abd2b68622230de82025-08-20T02:47:09ZengCambridge University PressEuropean Psychiatry0924-93381778-35852025-01-016810.1192/j.eurpsy.2025.23How should professional psychiatric associations respond to a large-scale disaster?Emre Mutlu0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6604-2105Alper Bülbül1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5914-420XEmre Cem Esen2https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4535-389Xİrem Ekmekçi Ertek3H. Rengin Güvenç4https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4645-5479Koray Başar5https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4798-5305M. Hamid Boztaş6https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6541-0666M. İrem Yıldız7https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3676-6457Münevver Hacıoğlu Yıldırım8Rümeysa Taşdelen9https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2493-6351Ejder Akgün Yıldırım10https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8620-1254Department of Psychiatry, Hacettepe University, Ankara, TürkiyeDepartment of Psychiatry, East London NHS Foundation Trust, London, UKDepartment of Psychiatry, İzmir University of Economics, İzmir, TürkiyeDepartment of Psychiatry, Gazi University, Ankara, TürkiyePrivate Practice, İstanbul, TürkiyeDepartment of Psychiatry, Hacettepe University, Ankara, TürkiyeDepartment of Psychiatry, Bolu İzzet Baysal University, Bolu, TürkiyeDepartment of Psychiatry, Hacettepe University, Ankara, TürkiyePrivate Practice, İstanbul, TürkiyePrivate Practice, İstanbul, TürkiyeDepartment of Psychiatry, Prof. Mazhar Osman Mental Health Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, TürkiyeDisasters pose unique challenges, triggering significant psychological and social crises with both short- and long-term impacts. In this article, we address the critical role of professional psychiatric associations (PPAs) in responding to large-scale disasters, emphasizing the operational model connected with the Psychiatric Association of Türkiye’s (PAT) response to the 2023 earthquakes in Türkiye and Northern Syria. We propose the SOLIDARITE model, a structured response framework, which incorporates sustained preparedness, organized networks, resource libraries, on-site and remote interventions, and comprehensive disaster planning across early, middle, and long-term phases. The model emphasizes a multidimensional approach integrating pre-disaster preparedness through training, various psychosocial support options, the establishment of networks, and the formulation of a master disaster response plan. The implementation of this model by PAT during the 2023 earthquakes facilitated an effective and prompt response, underlining the importance of PPAs’ role in disaster preparedness and action. The SOLIDARITE model supports the need for deeper integration of disaster psychiatry into psychiatric training and calls for national and international collaboration to enhance the preparedness and response capacity of PPAs.https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0924933825000239/type/journal_articleDisaster preparednessearthquakepsychiatric associationspsychological first aidpsychosocial support |
| spellingShingle | Emre Mutlu Alper Bülbül Emre Cem Esen İrem Ekmekçi Ertek H. Rengin Güvenç Koray Başar M. Hamid Boztaş M. İrem Yıldız Münevver Hacıoğlu Yıldırım Rümeysa Taşdelen Ejder Akgün Yıldırım How should professional psychiatric associations respond to a large-scale disaster? European Psychiatry Disaster preparedness earthquake psychiatric associations psychological first aid psychosocial support |
| title | How should professional psychiatric associations respond to a large-scale disaster? |
| title_full | How should professional psychiatric associations respond to a large-scale disaster? |
| title_fullStr | How should professional psychiatric associations respond to a large-scale disaster? |
| title_full_unstemmed | How should professional psychiatric associations respond to a large-scale disaster? |
| title_short | How should professional psychiatric associations respond to a large-scale disaster? |
| title_sort | how should professional psychiatric associations respond to a large scale disaster |
| topic | Disaster preparedness earthquake psychiatric associations psychological first aid psychosocial support |
| url | https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0924933825000239/type/journal_article |
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