Terrorism and disaster : individual and community mental health interventions / edited by Robert J. Ursano, Carol S. Fullerton, Anne E. Norwood.

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TextLanguage: English Publication details: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2003.Description: xii, 349 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)ISBN:

0521533457

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DDC classification:

155.9/35 21
155.935 22

LOC classification:

RC552.P67 T476 2003

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Contents:

Pt. I. Introduction -- 1. Trauma, terrorsim and disaster / Carol S. Fllerton, Roberrt J. Ursano, Ann E. Norwood, and Harry H. Holloway -- Pt. II. Terrorism: national and international -- 2. September 11, 2001 and its aftermath, in New York City / John M. Oldham -- 3. Leadership in the wake of disaster / Prudence Buchnell -- 4. Children of war and children at war: child victims of terror in Mozambique / Jon A. Shaw and Jesse L. Harris -- 5. The Children of Oklahoma City / Betty Phefferbaum -- 6. Individual and organizational interventions after terrorism: September 11 and the USS Cole / Thomas A. Grieger, Ralph E. Bally, John L. Lyszczarz, John S. Kennedy, Benjamin T. Griffeth, and James J. Reeves -- Pt. III. Interventions in disaster and terrorism -- 7. Applications from previous disaster research to guid emental health interventions after the September 11 attacks / Carol S. North and Elizabeth Terry Westerhaus -- 8. A Consultation-liasion psychiatry approach to disaster/terrorism victim assessment and management / James R. Rundell -- 9. The role of screening in the prevention of psychological disorders arising from major trauma: pros and cons / Simon Wessely -- 10. Early intervention and the debriefing debate / Beverley Raphael -- 11. Clinical interventions for survivors of prolonged adversities / Arieh Y. Shalev, Rhonda Adessky, Ruth Boker, Neta Bargai, Rina Cooper, Sara Freedman, Hilit Hadar, Tuvia Peri, and Rivka Tuval-Mashiach -- 12. Collaborative care for injured victims of individual and mass trauma: a health services research approach to developing early intervention / Douglas Zatzick -- Pt. IV. The intersection of disasters and terreorism: effects of contaimnation on individuals -- 13. Responses of individuals and groups to consequences of technological disasters and radiation exposure / Lars Weisaeth and Arnfinn Tn̜nessen -- 14. Psychological effects of contamination; radioactivity, industrial toxins, and bioterrorism / Jacob D. Lindy, Mary C. Grace, and Bonnie L. Green -- 15. Relocation stress following catastrophic events / Ellen T. Gerrity and Peter Steinglass -- 16. Population-based health care: a model for restoring community health and productivity following terrorist attack / Charles C. Engel, Jr, Ambereen Jaffer, Joyce Adkins, Vivian Sheliga, David Cowan, and Wayne J. Katon -- 17. Traumatic death in terrorism and disasters: the effects on posttraumatic stress and behaviour / Robert J. Ursano, James E. McCarroll, and Carol S. Fullerton -- 18. Terrorism and disasters: prevention, intervention, and recovery / Robert J. Ursano, Carol S. Fullerton, and Ann E. Norwood.

Subject: "The goal of this book is to examine commonalities across disasters as well as tohighlight important differences." -- p. xi. ; "This new book follows on from Ursano et al.'s earlier title 'Individual and community responses to trauma and disaster' to expand the focus on terrorism as a particular type of disaster."

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	Australian Emergency Management Library	BOOK	155.935 TER (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		010334895

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"The goal of this book is to examine commonalities across disasters as well as tohighlight important differences." -- p. xi. ; "This new book follows on from Ursano et al.'s earlier title 'Individual and community responses to trauma and disaster' to expand the focus on terrorism as a particular type of disaster."

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