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Record Nr.

UNINA9911145525203321

Autore

Myers Diane Garaventa

Titolo

Disaster mental health services : a primer for practitioners / / Diane Myers, David F. Wee

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Brunner-Routledge, 2005

ISBN

0-203-64690-8

1-280-10014-1

9786610100149

1-135-45445-0

1-135-45446-9

9780203646908

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (306 p.)

Collana

Brunner-Routledge psychosocial stress series ; ; [27]

Altri autori (Persone)

WeeDavid F

Disciplina

616.85/21

Soggetti

Disaster victims - Mental health

Disaster victims - Mental health services

Disasters - Psychological aspects

Disaster relief

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

BOOK COVER; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS

Sommario/riassunto

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 wi