Handbook of international disaster psychology

• Other Authors: Reyes, Gilbert (Editor), Jacobs, Gerard A. (Editor)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Westport, Conn. Praeger Publishers 2006
• Series: Praeger perspectives; Contemporary psychology
• Subjects: Community Psychiatry > methods; Refugees > psychology; Disasters; International Cooperation; Mental Health Services > organization & administration; Relief Work > organization & administration
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A remarkable team of expert authors provides firsthand accounts from disaster survivors around the globe, enabling readers to understand the lingering trauma and mental wounds that might otherwise go unrecognized, yet last a lifetime. These are the men, women, and children who the new field of disas...

Table of Contents:

• v. 1. Fundamentals and overview
• v. 2. Practices and programs
• v. 3. Refugee mental health
• v. 4. Interventions with special needs populations