The experience of a mental health team involved in the early phase of a disaster.
Material type: TextLanguage: ENG Publication details: 1984Description: 6p., 11 refsSubject: The reactions of a volunteer mental health team which convened in the aftermath of the 1983 Ash Wednesday bushfires are reported. A questionnaire designed to explore psychological and physical responses was completed by the 19 staff who made up the team. Using both open-ended and closed questions, the questionnaire tapped such areas as motivation, goals, expectations and observations, initial and later emotional and physical reactions, fantasies and evoked memories; an evaluation of the services and the experience was also included. Analysis of responses indicated that team members experienced considerable stress during their post-disaster work but also gained a great deal at both professional and personal levels. Sources of stress are discussed as are recommendations for their alleviation.Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Reprinted from Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry. 1984; Vol 18; pp354-358
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The reactions of a volunteer mental health team which convened in the aftermath of the 1983 Ash Wednesday bushfires are reported. A questionnaire designed to explore psychological and physical responses was completed by the 19 staff who made up the team. Using both open-ended and closed questions, the questionnaire tapped such areas as motivation, goals, expectations and observations, initial and later emotional and physical reactions, fantasies and evoked memories; an evaluation of the services and the experience was also included. Analysis of responses indicated that team members experienced considerable stress during their post-disaster work but also gained a great deal at both professional and personal levels. Sources of stress are discussed as are recommendations for their alleviation.
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