Psychological distress and subjective sleep quality after the Kahramanmaraş earthquakes

Hande Yuce OzdemirDepartment of Pulmonology, Samandag State Hospital, Hayri Can OzdenDepartment of Psychiatry, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Hande CelikDepartment of Pulmonology, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Basaran DemirDepartment of Psychiatry, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ahmet Ugur DemirDepartment of Pulmonology, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine

Australasian Psychiatry

Published online on June 16, 2026

Abstract

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PurposeThis study aimed to evaluate psychological distress and subjective sleep-related outcomes among individuals exposed to the Kahramanmaraş earthquakes.MethodsThis was a cross-sectional observational study comparing 68 earthquake survivors with 66 non-...