Disaster mental health services : a primer for practitioners /
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| Author / Creator: | Myers, Diane Garaventa. |
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| Imprint: | New York : Brunner-Routledge, 2005. |
| Description: | xix, 285 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Brunner-Routledge psychosocial stress series |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5547352 |
Table of Contents:
- Foreword
- Introduction
- I. Disaster Concepts and Roles
- 1. Disasters and Their Impact
- Definition of Disaster
- Frequency of Diasters
- Types of Disasters
- Factors Affecting the Mental Health Impacts of Disaster
- Phases of Disaster
- Key Concepts of Disaster Mental Health
- Summary
- 2. Special Populations in Disaster
- Age Groups
- Gender
- Cultural Groups: Issues and Considerations
- Socioeconomic Groups
- People with Serious and Persistent Mental Illness
- When to Make Referrals
- Summary
- II. Services, Programs, and Workers
- 3. CODE-C: A Model for Disaster Mental Health Service Delivery
- Introduction
- Disaster Mental Health Services
- Program Evaluation and Research
- Conclusion
- 4. Stress Management and Prevention of Compassion Fatigue for Psychotraumatologists
- Introduction
- Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building Bombing
- Evaluation of Stress Among Oklahoma City Crisis Workers
- Aftermath Stress Management
- The Nature of Traumas
- Predisaster
- Strategies Against Compassion Fatigue During Disaster
- Postdisaster
- Summary
- 5. Critical Incident Stress Management in Large-Scale Disasters
- Introduction
- Critical Incident Stress Management
- Preplanning for Crisis Intervention and Stress Management Services in Disaster
- Critical Incident Stress Management Interventions
- Special Needs of Disaster Responders During Impact and Response Phases
- Effectiveness of CISD and CISM: Research Issues and Findings
- Conclusion
- 6. Support Groups in Disaster Mental Health Programs
- Introduction
- The Value of Support Groups
- Support Group Key Concepts and Curative Factors
- Types of Support Groups
- Developing Support Groups
- Evaluating the Need for Support Groups
- Designing Support Groups
- Group Format
- Facilitating Support Groups
- Critical Incident Stress Debriefing for Support Groups
- The Mature Support Group
- Desirable Patterns of Interaction
- Group Problems
- Termination
- Future Services
- Case Example
- III. New Issues and Challenges
- 7. Weapons of Mass Destruction and Terrorism: Mental Health Issues and Interventions
- Terrorism Event Characteristics
- Psychological Reactions to be Anticipated
- Unique Challenges to Mental Health Professionals in Weapons of Mass Destruction and Terrorist Events
- Psychological Impact: Oklahoma City Federal Building Bombing
- Impact of the September, 11, 2001, Terrorist Attacks
- CODE-C: A Model for Mental Health Response to Terrorism
- National Recommendations for Early Psychological Intervention for Victims and Survivors of Mass Violence
- Summary
- Index
