Textbook of Disaster Psychiatry - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521852358 ISBN 13: 9780521852357

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2007

Synopsis

Originally published in 2007, this was the first textbook to focus specifically on disaster psychiatry. It brings together the views of international experts to provide a comprehensive review of the psychological, biological, and social responses to disaster, describing evidence-based clinical and service-led interventions to meet mental health needs and foster resilience and recovery. Chapters address the epidemiology of disaster response, the neurobiology of disaster exposure, socio-cultural issues, early intervention and consultation-liaison care, the role of non-governmental organizations, workplace policies, and implications for public health planning at the level of the individual and the community. This book is essential reading for all those involved in preparing for traumatic events and their clinical and social outcomes for public health planning.

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Book Description

Originally published in 2007, this was the first textbook to focus on disaster psychiatry. International experts provide a comprehensive overview of the psychological, biological and social responses to disaster, looking at evidence-based clinical and public health interventions.

About the Author

Beverley Raphael is Professor of Population Mental Health and Disasters and Director of the Centre for Disasters and Terrorism at the University of Western Sydney. She is Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry, at the University of Queensland and holds professorial appointments at the Universities of Sydney, New South Wales and Newcastle.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0521852358
• ISBN 13: 9780521852357
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 354
• Editor: Ursano Robert J., Fullerton Carol S., Weisaeth Lars, Raphael Beverley