Disaster Mental Health Services : A Primer for Practitioners
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Psychosocial Stress Series
ISBN-10
1583910646
ISBN-13
9781583910641
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint
Brunner-Routledge
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Oct 27th, 2004
Print length
306 Pages
Weight
440 grams
Dimensions
23.10 x 15.30 x 1.70 cms
Product Classification:
Abnormal psychology
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This book assists clinicians and traumatologists in "making the bridge" between their clinical knowledge and skills and the unique, complex, chaotic, and highly political field of disaster. It combines information from a vast reservoir of prior research and literature with the authors' practical and pragmatic experience in providing disaster mental health services in a wide variety of disasters.
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. The goal of disaster mental health is to prevent the development of long-term, negative psychological consequences, such as PTSD. This book assists clinicians and traumatologists in "making the bridge" between their clinical knowledge and skills and the unique, complex, chaotic, and highly political field of disaster. It combines information from a vast reservoir of prior research and literature with the authors'' practical and pragmatic experience in providing disaster mental health services in a wide variety of disasters.
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