PSYCHOLOGICAL-ASPECTS OF DISASTERS

Authors
Citation
Bw. Flynn, PSYCHOLOGICAL-ASPECTS OF DISASTERS, Renal failure, 19(5), 1997, pp. 611-620
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Urology & Nephrology
Journal title
ISSN journal
0886022X
Volume
19
Issue
5
Year of publication
1997
Pages
611 - 620
Database
ISI
SICI code
0886-022X(1997)19:5<611:POD>2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
This article describes several topics necessary for understanding the psychological impact of disasters. Topics discussed include characteri stics of disaster that impact psychological response, stages of respon se, factors influencing individual and collective trauma, and importan t aspects of psychological interventions. The author shares several co nclusions about the nature of people, culture, and society based on hi s many years of work in disaster mental health.