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A reference on mental health and disasters, focused on the full spectrum of psychopathologies associated with many different types of disasters.
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Since the attacks of September 11, 2001, disaster preparedness and response has developed into a discrete subspecialty in medicine, and the paramount health care initiative of the U.S. Government. The mental health component of disaster response is a serious subject of study, as trauma is associated with a substantial and long-lasting psychologic burden, both on an individual and community level. The psychopathologies associated with disaster are also quite broad, varying from several different types of post-traumatic stress and anxiety disorders to acute variations of grief-associated depression. This book is the definitive reference on mental health and disasters, focused on the assessment and treatment of the full spectrum of psychopathologies associated with many different types of individual disasters. The logistics for utilizing pre-existing community-based mental health services, as well as the development of new programs, are covered in depth. Case studies and perspectives for improving care, incorporating lessons from Hurricane Katrina and 9/11, are included in detail.
| Author | Edited by Yuval Neria , Sandro Galea , Fran H. Norris |
|---|---|
| Table Of Content | 1. Disaster mental health: exposure, impact, and responses Part I. Concepts: 2. Disaster mental health research - past, present, and future 3. The experience of disaster: trauma, loss, adversities, and community effects Part II. Psychopathology after Disasters: 4. Anxiety disorders and PTSD 5. Physical health problems after disasters 6. Substance use and misuse after disaster: prevalences and correlates 7. Depression and prolonged grief in the wake of disasters 8. What is psychopathology after disasters? Considerations about the nature of the psychological and behavioral consequences of disease Part III. Vulnerability and Resilience: 9. Resilience after disaster 10. Social and cognitive frameworks for understanding the mental health consequences of disasters 11. Distinctions that matter: received social support, perceived social support, and social embeddedness after disasters Part IV. Special Groups: 12. Women and disasters 13. Child mental health in the aftermath of disaster: a review of PTSD studies 14. Disaster mental health in older adults: symptoms, policy, and planning 15. The effects of disaster on the mental health of individuals with disabilities 16. Factors associated with exposure and response to disasters among marginalized populations 17. Journalism and media during disasters 18. Uniformed rescue workers responding to disaster Part V. Interventions and Health Services: 19. Mental health treatments in the wake of disaster 20. Evidence-based long-term treatment of mental health consequences of disaster among adults 21. Mental health care for children in the wake of disasters 22. Utilization of mental health services after disasters Part VI. Case Studies Section 1. Natural Disasters: 23. The mental health impact of the Southeast Asia tsunami 24. Advances in our understanding of earthquake trauma and its treatment - a self-help model of mental health care for survivors 25. Hurricane Katrina Section 2. Technological Disasters: 26. The long-term mental health impacts of the Chernobyl accident 27. The Exxon Valdez oil spill 28. Enschede fireworks disaster Section 3. Mass Violence: 29. Eyewitness to mass murder: findings from studies of four multiple shooting episodes 30. The Oklahoma City bombing 31. The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, in New York 32. The psychological consequences of the London bombings 33. Psychological responses to terrorism in Israel: 2000–4 Part VII. Questions and Directions: 34. Methodological challenges in studying the mental health consequences of disasters 35. Community burden of disability and disease. |
| Format | Paperback |
| Publish Date | 17 Jan 2013 |
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