Juan José López-Ibor, George Christodoulou, Mario Maj, Norman Sartorius, Ahmed Okasha - Disasters and Mental Health
Published: 2004-11-12 | ISBN: 0470021233 | PDF | 288 pages | 1 MB
Natural and man-made disasters, war and terrorism are having an increasing impact on the mental health of many populations worldwide. Disasters and Mental Health provides a comprehensive overview of:
clinical and epidemiological aspects
psychobiological and psychosocial consequences
effective interventions
service organization aspects
This practical handbook also includes a series of reports on significant experiences made in this field such as:
The Experience of the Kobe Earthquake
The Experience of the Nairobi US Embassy Bombing
The Experience of the New York September 11 Terrorist Attack
Psychosocial Consequences of War Atrocities on Children
The Israeli and the Palestinian Experience
Disasters and Mental Health will be of interest to psychiatrists and psychologists, mental health care professionals dealing with disaster victims, researchers and policy makers.