Can we diminish the psychosomatic effects of exposure to nuclear fallout?

IPSHU English Research Report Series 28 号 163-172 頁 2012-03 発行
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Can we diminish the psychosomatic effects of exposure to nuclear fallout?
作成者
Whitehead Neil
Hoshi Masaharu
収録物名
IPSHU English Research Report Series
28
開始ページ 163
終了ページ 172
抄録
Radiation in large doses has bad effects on human tissues. The effects have been traced by organisations such as RERF for many decades, and will be further traced following the Fukushima incidents. Those exposed to much smaller amounts, may enter a profoundly negative downwards psychological spiral, and attribute all their problems to such exposure. We propose these effects could be diminished by (1) Indirect education about radiation effects (2) education about the repair mechanisms in the human body (3) that for most man-made exposure, including radiation, the body is able to deal with amounts much higher than encountered in the course of evolution (examples will be given) (4) that radionuclides are not in a uniquely toxic category (5) participation in a hyper-optimistic philosophy as found in some organisations usually selling goods and training their members (6) willingness of scientists to expose themselves publicly to these agents, in safe amounts (7) administration of a placebo e.g. Prozac (8) slow disappearance of symptoms with time (9) psychotherapy, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. A New Zealand example of navy personnel exposed during WWII is reviewed.
NDC分類
平和学 [ 319 ]
言語
英語
資源タイプ 紀要論文
出版者
広島大学平和科学研究センター
発行日 2012-03
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Copyright (c) 2012 Institute for Peace Science, Hiroshima University
出版タイプ Version of Record(出版社版。早期公開を含む)
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収録物識別子
[NCID] AA10456537