{"product_id":"disasters-and-mental-health-isbn-9780470021231","title":"Disasters and Mental Health","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis title provides a comprehensive overview of clinical, epidemiological, psychobiological, psychosocial and service organization aspects of disaster psychiatry.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt takes a practical approach and includes a series of reports on significant experiences made in this field in various regions of the world.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn Unbiased and reliable reference point, endorsed by the WPA\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes contributions from internationally acclaimed experts\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  List of contributors.  \u003cp\u003ePreface (Lopez-Ibor et al).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. What is a Disaster? (Lopez-Ibor).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Psychological and Psychopathological Consequences of Disasters (Fullerton and Ursano).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Psychiatric Morbidity following Disasters: Epidemiology, Risk and Protective Factors (McFarlane).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Reevaluating the Link between Disasters and Psychopathology (Yehuda and Bierer).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Psychological Interventions for People Exposed to Disasters (Benyakar and Collazo).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Organization of Mental Health Services for Disaster Victims (Crocq et al).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMental Health Consequences of Disasters: Research Reports.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. The Experience of the Kobe Earthquake (Shinfuku).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. The Experience of the Marmara Earthquake (Gokalp).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. The Experience of the Athens Earthquake (Christodoulou et al)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. The Experience of the Nairobi US Embassy Bombing (Njeng and Nyamai).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. The Experience of the New York September 11 Terroristic Attack (DeLisi et al).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. The Experience of the Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster (Havenaar and Bromet).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13. The Experience of the Bhopal Disaster (Murthy).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14. The Latin American and Caribbean Experience (Caldas de Ameida and Rodriguez).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.  The Israeli Experience (Shalev).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16. The Palestinian Experience (El Sarraj and Qouta).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17. The Experience of Bosnia-Herzegovina: Psychosocial Consequences of War Atrocities on Children (Husain).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18. The Serbian Experience (Lecic-Tosevski and Draganic-Gajic).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19. The Croatian Experience (Folnegovic Smalc).\u003c\/p\u003e  \"…will inform mental health care providers and epidemiologists, as well as those that study and plan disaster response worldwide.\" (\u003ci\u003eE-STREAMS\u003c\/i\u003e, April 2006)  \u003cp\u003e\"Highly recommended to all physicians who practice within the realm of psychological medicine…recommended to Health Science libraries as a general reference text…\" (\u003ci\u003eElectric Review\u003c\/i\u003e, November\/December 2005)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This timely book will help us maximize what we are summoned to bear when disaster inevitably strikes next.\" (\u003ci\u003eNew England Journal of Medicine\u003c\/i\u003e, August 25, 2005)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This book offers an excellent source of research in the area…vital for those who prepare prevention and response to local and international crises.\" (\u003ci\u003eDoody's Health Services\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMario Maj\u003c\/strong\u003e, University of Naples, Italy.   Natural and man-made disasters, war and terrorism are having an increasing impact on the mental health of many populations worldwide. \u003ci\u003eDisasters and Mental Health\u003c\/i\u003e provides a comprehensive overview of:  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eclinical and epidemiological aspects\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003epsychobiological and psychosocial consequences\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eeffective interventions\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eservice organization aspects\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis practical handbook also includes a series of reports on significant experiences made in this field such as:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe Experience of the Kobe Earthquake\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe Experience of the Nairobi US Embassy Bombing\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe Experience of the New York September 11 Terrorist Attack\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePsychosocial Consequences of War Atrocities on Children\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe Israeli and the Palestinian Experience\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDisasters and Mental Health\u003c\/i\u003e will be of interest to psychiatrists and psychologists, mental health care professionals dealing with disaster victims, researchers and policy makers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989072625893,"sku":"NP9780470021231","price":215.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780470021231.jpg?v=1761782681","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/disasters-and-mental-health-isbn-9780470021231","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}