Hidden impact : what you need to know for the next disaster : a practical mental health guide for clinicians / edited by Frederick J. Stoddard, Craig L. Katz, Joseph P. Merlino.

Other author Stoddard, Frederick J., Jr.
Other author Katz, Craig L.
Other author Merlino, Joseph P.
Format Book
Publication InfoSudbury, Mass. : Jones and Bartlett, ©2010.
Descriptionxxvi, 249 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Subjects
Disaster medicine.
Physicians--Mental health.

Contents Getting involved -- The disaster response system in the United States -- Self-care -- Roughing it : preparing to help in a disaster -- Risk communication, prevention, and the media -- Assessment : a spectrum from normal to psychopathology -- Assessment and management of suicide after disasters -- Screening for mental health issues following disaster -- Children and families -- Medically unexplained physical symptoms -- Difficult encounters -- Special populations in disaster : the impact of gender, culture, age, and severe persistent mental illness -- Bereavement and disasters -- Psychological first aid -- Understanding and helping responders -- Social interventions in disaster -- Psychological interventions -- Psychopharmacology -- Collaborative care -- Staff support -- International disaster perspectives : issues and challenges -- Use of telepsychiatry : implications in disaster -- Liability issues -- Ethics.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2009012216
ISBN9780763768751 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0763768758 (pbk. : alk. paper)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks RA645.5 .H53 2010 ✔ Available Place Hold