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Disaster psychiatry: principles and practice.

A E Norwood·R J Ursano·C S Fullerton
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Increasingly, trauma and disasters are part of everyday life. Psychiatrists can play an important role in assisting individuals and communities to recover. They bring a unique set of skills and experiences that can be invaluable in minimizing morbidity and facilitating recovery. This paper discusses psychological, physiological, behavioral, and community responses encountered in the aftermath of a disaster. A preventive medicine model of understanding disaster response is discussed in which the psychiatrist delineates traumatic stressors and high-risk populations. The importance of psychiatric participation in disaster preparedness is emphasized. Psychiatric interventions targeted at the various longitudinal phases of disaster response are reviewed.

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A E Norwood, R J Ursano, C S Fullerton. 2000. Disaster psychiatry: principles and practice.. https://doi.org/10.1023/a%3A1004678010161

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