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This article focuses on "chronic disaster syndrome," a condition that arises in the aftermath of a large scale disaster where factors from the disaster lead to perminant changes in the lives of those effected. These changes include physical and mental health crises, geographic displacement, loss of life, family, community, jobs, and property, and societal instability. The causes of these conditions are not only limited to the disaster itself but they are also by the how goverments and private sector institiutions either support recovery or put up road blocks to prevent a return to normal, perpetuating the emergency into the future. 

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The article is supported in three main ways

  1. A background on mental illnesses such as PTSD and MDD is presented drawn from information establised in other papers, studies, and previous research on disasters and mental health. 
  2. Personal stories and individual case studies of people suffering from severe disaster related mental illnesses were used to establish the relationship and causation between disaster exposure and mental illness
  3. Statistics and demographics were used to show which groups in particular were effected by mental illness in disaster scenarios.

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The narrative is made and sustained by establishing Jerry's back story, then following his investigation and persuit of the truth which lead all the way up to a congressional hearing. Information on the chemicals found in the water and the effects on humans is presented in the film, and it does have an emotional impact at these diseased effect children and destroy families and lives.

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The bibliography indicates that a large ammount of the information for this article was drawn directly from field work, including interviews with workers at the chernobyl site during the inial response efforts and in the recovery efforts undertaken in the aftermath, as well as effected citizens, officials, and healthcare practitioners involved in the new welfare/healthcare system formed in the aftermath for those who were exposed.

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This article finds that based on the culture an individual belongs to, with its special beliefs, stigmas, and customs, how a patient may describe the "narrative" of an illness can vary greatly. A connection is shown to exist between the physical impact of an illness on the individual, how the illness is percieved by their culture, and the way they will describe the illness and seek treatment for it.

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Three ways the arguements of this article are supported are:

  1. Presentation and interpertation of essays and data from MSF, providing both background testimonials and statistical evidance
  2. Analisys of laws and policies pertaining to humanitarian aid and its implimentation 
  3. Past humanitarian efforts were studied to show that gender based violence can be a major humanitarian problem that is not readily dealt with.