Table 1.
Aggregated data on damage situations and DPAT activities for the four disasters.
| Mt. Ontake Eruption | Hiroshima Landslides | Jōsō Floods | Kumamoto Earthquake | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Onset date | 2014/9/27 | 2014/8/20 | 2015/9/9 | 2016/4/14 |
| Type of disaster | Eruption | Flood | Flood | Earthquake |
| Maximum evacuees | - | 2354 | 6223 | 183,882 |
| The number of dead | 58 | 74 | 2 | 267 |
| Model (early phase) | c | b | b | a |
| Model (middle and long term) | - | c | c | b |
| DPATs dispatch period (days) | 6 | 23 | 27 | 90 |
| Total number of DPATs | 3 | 43 | 28 | 1242 |
| Total number of consulting cases | 12 | 106 | 139 | 2125 |
| Sex (male/female/unknown) | 5/7/0 | 43/63/0 | 58/70/11 | 717/1357/51 |
a–d: due to Models of disaster assistance [8]. Models of disaster assistance. (a) Outside support model: in which many support personnel come from outside the disaster area and provide support. (b) Supervision model: in which external support personnel act as supervisors, with support activities undertaken by regional staff. (c) Local collaboration model: in which the staff of mental health welfare centers mainly comprise locals. (d) General support model: in which mental health support is incorporated into ordinary health care services.