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Disaster Mental Health Services : a Primer for Practitioners.

Disaster mental health is a growing field of practice designed to help victims and relief workers learn to effectively cope with the extreme stresses they will face in the aftermath of a disaster.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Myers, Diane
Other Authors:	Wee, David
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	London : Brunner-Routledge, 2004.
Subjects:	Disaster victims > Mental health. Disaster victims > Mental health services. Disasters > Psychological aspects. Disaster relief. Mental health services. Patients. Psychotherapy. Anxiety disorders. Non-governmental organizations. Emergency medical services. National health services. Mental illness. Medical care. Crisis intervention (Mental health services) Victims. Self-help groups. Mental Health Services Patients Persons Psychotherapy Anxiety Disorders Organizations Emergency Medical Services Behavioral Disciplines and Activities Health Services Named Groups Health Care Economics and Organizations Mental Disorders Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services Psychiatry and Psychology Delivery of Health Care Crisis Intervention Emergency Services, Psychiatric Survivors Stress Disorders, Traumatic Self-Help Groups Relief Work Patient Care patients. emergency medical centers. mental disorders.
Online Access:	Full text (MFA users only)
ISBN:	9780203646908 0203646908 1280100141 9781280100147 9786610100149 6610100144 1135454450 9781135454456
Local Note:	ProQuest Ebook Central

Table of Contents:

BOOK COVER; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; 1 DISASTERS AND THEIR IMPACT; 2 SPECIAL POPULATIONS IN DISASTER; 3 CODE-C: A MODEL FOR DISASTER MENTAL HEALTH; 4 STRESS MANAGEMENT AND PREVENTION OF COMPASSION FATIGUE FOR PSYCHOTRAUMATOLOGISTS; 5 CRITICAL INCIDENT STRESSMANAGEMENT IN LARGE-SCALE DISASTERS; 6 SUPPORT GROUPS IN DISASTER MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; 7 WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION AND TERRORISM: MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES AND INTERVENTIONS; INDEX.