Interventions Following Mass Violence and Disasters ：Strategies for Mental Health Practice

Publication subTitle ：Strategies for Mental Health Practice

Author： Ritchie > Elspeth Cameron

Publisher： Guilford Publications Inc‎

Publication year： 2015

E-ISBN: 9781606231401

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9781593852566

Subject： R749.055 psychological therapy

Keyword：神经病学与精神病学,基础医学,政治理论,护理学,临床医学,预防医学、卫生学,社会学

Language： ENG

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Description

Grounded in the best science available, this essential volume presents practical guidelines for effective clinical intervention in the immediate, intermediate, and long-term aftermath of large-scale traumatic events. Vital lessons learned from a variety of mass traumas and natural disasters are incorporated into the book's thorough review of strategies for helping specific victim and survivor populations. The editors and authors include over 40 leading experts in disaster mental health. Of crucial importance, they clearly summarize the empirical evidence supporting each intervention and provide other guidance based on experience and consensus recommendations.

Chapter

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 of 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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