Conference paper

PHANTOM EARTHQUAKE SYNDROME - A PILOT STUDY AFTER ZAGREB AND BANOVINA 2020 EARTHQUAKE

Maja Bajs Janović ; Department of Psychiatry and Psychological Medicine, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Špiro Janović ; Department of Psychiatry and Psychological Medicine, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Maja Šeparović Lisak ; Department of Psychiatry and Psychological Medicine, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Sara Medved ; Department of Psychiatry and Psychological Medicine, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Oliver Ojdanić ; Department of Psychiatry and Psychological Medicine, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Jurica Veronek ; University Centre Varaždin, University North, Varaždin, Croatia

Abstract

Impact of earthquake on mental health is well-documented globally. A number of earthquake survivors after Zagreb and
Banovina earthquake in the year 2020 reported a phenomenon of phantom earthquake. Telephone pilot study on phantom
earthquake symptoms was conducted with semi-structured interview in earthquake survivors. Phantom earthquake is manifested as a
false sense of earthquake-motion, accompanied with vegetative and motor symptoms with psychological distress and behavioral
change that interfere with expected daily functioning. We propose an operational model for the phantom earthquake syndrome and
discuss possible underlying neurobiological mechanisms to be further investigated in studying of the phantom earthquake syndrome.

Keywords

earthquake; distress; motion

Hrčak ID:

271862

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/271862

Publication date:

19.10.2021.

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