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Psychological Interventions in Times of Crisis [NOOK Book]
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There is controversy as to whether psychological interventions in the aftermath of disaster are helpful or not. This book addresses these controversies and describes the responses that psychologists have made in different parts of the world to disaster.
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Part I: Theoretical Issues
* Overview of psychological Interventions in the Acute Aftermath of Disaster, Preetika P. Mukherjee and Judith Alpert
* Bereavement-Related Depression and PTSD: Evaluating Interventions, George Bonanno and Anthony D. Mancini
* Psychological First Aid: Clarifying the Concept, Gerard A. Jacobs and David Meyer
Part II: Crisis from Around the World and the Response of Mental Health Professionals
* The Mobile Member Care Team as a Means of Responding to Crises: West Africa, Karen F. Carr
* Telecommunicating to Support Workers in Disasters, B. Hudnall Stamm and Amy C. Hudnall
* New York University and 9/11: Viewing Terrorism through a Dormitory Window, Kathyrn A. Dale and Judith L. Alpert
* Psychosocial Assistance to Civilians in War: The Bosnian Experience, Ragnhild Dybdahl
* Play and Adaptation in Traumatized Young Children and Their Caregivers in Israel, Esther Cohen
* Surviving Chernobyl: Psychosocial Effects
* Post-Genocide Psychological Recovery in Rwanda, Ervin Staub and Laurie Anne Pearlman
* The Firehouse Project: New York City Post 9/11, Laura Barbanel, Warren Spielberg, Rachelle Dattner, Elizabeth Goren, Ian Miller, Tom McGoldrick, and Nina Thomas
Part III: Synthesis
* Lessons Learned: What Do We Know about Psychological Interventions, Robert Sternberg
Overview
There is controversy as to whether psychological interventions in the aftermath of disaster are helpful or not. This book addresses these controversies and describes the responses that psychologists have made in different parts of the world to disaster.
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