Interventions following mass violence and disasters : strategies for mental health practice /

Interventions following mass violence and disasters : strategies for mental health practice /

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Imprint:New York : Guilford Press, c2006.
Description:xvii, 430 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
Subject:
Post-traumatic stress disorder -- Treatment.
Psychic trauma -- Treatment.
Psychotherapy.
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic -- therapy.
Post-traumatic stress disorder -- Treatment.
Psychic trauma -- Treatment.
Psychotherapy.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5822057
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Other authors / contributors:Ritchie, Elspeth Cameron.
Watson, Patricia J.
Friedman, Matthew J.
ISBN:1593852568 (hardcover)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents:
  • I. Introduction
  • 1. Overview
  • 2. Models of Early Intervention Following Mass Violence and Other Trauma
  • II. Preparation, Training, and Needs Assessment
  • 3. Improving Resilience Trajectories Following Mass Violence and Disaster
  • 4. Disaster Mental Health Training: Guidelines, Considerations, and Recommendations
  • 5. Immediate Needs Assessment Following Catastrophic Disaster Incidents
  • III. Mental Health Interventions
  • 6. Interventions for Traumatic Stress: Theoretical Basis
  • 7. The Context Providing Immediate Postevent Intervention
  • 8. The Immediate Response to Disaster: Guidelines for Adult Psychological First Aid
  • 9. Intermediate Interventions
  • 10. Longer-Term Mental Health Interventions for Adults Following Disasters and Mass Violence
  • 11. Consultation to Groups, Organizations, and Communities
  • 12. On a Road Paved with Good Intentions, You Still Need a Compass: Monitoring and Evaluating Disaster Mental Health Services
  • IV. Specific Situations and Populations
  • 13. Interventions for Children and Adolescents Following Disasters
  • 14. Rapid Development of Family Assistance Centers: Lessons Learned Following the September 11 Terrorist Attacks
  • 15. Psychiatric Intervention for Medical and Surgical Patients Following Traumatic Injuries
  • 16. Mitigation of Psychological Effects of Weapons of Mass Destruction
  • 17. Promoting Disaster Recovery in Ethnic-Minority Individuals and Communities
  • 18. Toward Understanding and Creating Systems of Postdisaster Care: A Case Study of New York's Response to the World Trade Center Disaster
  • 19. Outreach Strategies: An Experiential Description of the Outreach Methodologies Used in the September 11, 2001, Disaster Response in New York
  • V. Creating an Agenda for the Future
  • 20. Conducting Research on Mental Health Interventions
  • 21. Mental Health and Behavioral Interventions for Victims of Disasters and Mass Violence: Systems, Caring, Planning, and Needs
  • Index

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