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HEALTH & PLACE
Volume 15, Issue 2, Pages 540-547Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2008.08.009
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Flood disaster; Flood policies; Psychological health; Place attachment; Place identity; Place alienation
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In 2005, Carlisle suffered severe flooding and 1600 houses were affected. A qualitative research project to study the social and health impacts was undertaken. People whose homes had been flooded and workers who had supported them were interviewed. The findings showed that there was severe disruption to people's lives and severe damage to their homes, and many suffered from psychological health issues. Phenomenological and transactional perspectives are utilised to analyse the psychological processes (identity, attachment, alienation and dialectics) underlying the meaning of home and their impact on psychological health. Proposals for policy and practice are made. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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