The Mental Rehabilitation after the Disaster of Sudden Happen: Case of SARS

After one year, the number of participants who had the sustained mental symptoms decreased into 19 from 22. The result of structural equation modeling showed that if participants perceived greater care from mother during participants’ growing; hence, it would reduce the impact on participant’s mental health when they suffered the stress from SARS. On the other hand, maternal overprotection could result in neuroticism, as the result, it would influence mental adjustment indirectly after the disaster.

The tendency of neuroticism and maternal overprotection might be the factors in showing sustained mental symptoms. Both neuroticism and maternal attachment influenced the mental health of healthcare workers during the SARS epidemic; moreover, they were the factors to cause the sustained symptoms. The results can be a helpful reference for intervention and prevention programs for healthcare workers facing disasters in the future.