In our increasingly dangerous world -- brought into urgent focus
by the September 11, 2001, attacks -- the need to manage the
psychiatric consequences of traumatic events and disasters has
never been greater. The editors of this powerful reference
summarize our current understanding of the complex psychological,
behavioral, and social responses to disaster, and present a
compelling case for intensifying our focus on delivery and
intervention efforts.
In just five chapters, 16 distinguished contributors examine the
impact of trauma from the personal to the community level. This
critical book - reviews the neurobiologic and neuroanatomic
responses to severe traumatic events, focusing on posttraumatic
stress disorder to show how an initially adaptive response becomes
maladaptive by producing long-term adverse consequences.- discusses
the psychiatric epidemiology of disaster, presenting a guide for
clinicians in identifying and following groups at high risk for
developing psychiatric disorders and an empirical blueprint for
developing community interventions.- details the impact of
traumatic stressors on children, using the 9/11 terrorist attacks
to illustrate many points and debunking the myth that children are
more resilient than adults -- thus reinforcing their assertion that
we need to improve the delivery of mental health services to
traumatized children.- presents material from an international
consensus conference on the psychological interventions following
mass violence, reviewing the psychological impact of disasters
(including risk and protective factors) and acute interventions for
trauma (e.g., psychological debriefing, treatment of traumatic
grief, pharmacotherapy, cognitive-behavioral therapy, and
interventions for children).- concludes with the special dilemmas
posed by weapons of mass destruction, including chemical,
biological, nuclear, radiological, and high-yield explosives,
discussing the attributes that make these weapons especially
effective as instruments of terror and offering recommendations on
how nations can enhance preparedness against these weapons.
This volume is a must-read for educators, students, residents,
clinicians, and social workers -- in short, anyone interested in
helping to heal the psychological fallout from traumatic events and
disasters.
General
Imprint: |
American Psychiatric Publishing Inc
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
June 2003 |
First published: |
April 2003 |
Editors: |
Robert J. Ursano
• Ann E. Norwood
(Associate Professor and Associate Chair)
|
Series editors: |
John M. Oldham
(Professor and Interim ChairBarbara and Corbin Robertson Jr. Endowed Chair for Personality Disorders)
• Michelle B. Riba
|
Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 13mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
188 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-58562-115-6 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
1-58562-115-3 |
Barcode: |
9781585621156 |
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