Responding to Disaster: A Guide for Mental Health Professionals (Clinical Practice)

Linda S. Austin, M.D.

ISBN 10: 0880484640 / ISBN 13: 9780880484640

Published by U.S.A.: Amer Psychiatric Pub, 1992

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Fine copy in hardcover with fine dust jacket.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Responding to Disaster: A Guide for Mental Health Professionals (Clinical Practice)
• Publisher: U.S.A.: Amer Psychiatric Pub
• Publication Date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0880484640
• ISBN 13: 9780880484640
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Medical

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Synopsis

<p>From earthquakes to the Persian Gulf War to mass murder in a small Texas town, communities are often ill-prepared to deal with the lingering consequences of disasters. </p><p>This volume serves as a guide to organizing mental health services when disaster strikes a community. Through firsthand accounts of real-life disasters, experts in disaster response work illustrate how to evaluate disaster impact, organize a clinical response, and train mental health professionals to deal with these unique situations.</p>

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From earthquakes to the Persian Gulf War to mass murder in a small Texas town, communities are often ill-prepared to deal with the lingering consequences of disasters.

This volume serves as a guide to organizing mental health services when disaster strikes a community. Through firsthand accounts of real-life disasters, experts in disaster response work illustrate how to evaluate disaster impact, organize a clinical response, and train mental health professionals to deal with these unique situations.