A mental healthcare model for mass trauma survivors control-focused behavioral treatment of earthquake, war, and torture trauma

• Main Authors: Basoglu, Metin 1948- (Author), Salcioglu, Ebru (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2011
• Series: Cambridge medicine
• Subjects: Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic > therapy; Earthquakes; Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic > psychology; Warfare; Survivors > psychology; Torture > psychology
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Mass trauma events, such as natural disasters, war and torture, affect millions of people every year. Currently, there is no mental health care model with the potential to address the psychological needs of survivors in a cost-effective way. This book presents such a model, along with guidance on it...

Table of Contents:

• Machine generated contents note: Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part I. Theory: 1. A learning theory formulation of earthquake trauma; 2. A learning theory formulation of torture and war trauma; Part II. Assessment and Treatment: 3. Assessment; 4. Control-focused behavioural treatment; 5. Assessment and treatment of prolonged grief; 6. An overview of treatment efficacy and mechanisms of recovery; Part III. Implications for Care of Mass Trauma Survivors: 7. A mental health care model for earthquake survivors; 8. Issues in care of mass trauma survivors; 9. Controversies in rehabilitation of torture and war survivors; Appendix I. Questionnaires; Appendix II. Helping people recover from earthquake trauma: control-focused behavioural treatment delivery manual; Appendix III. Self-help manual for earthquake trauma; Index.