Responding to Disaster: A Guide for Mental Health Professionals (Clinical Practice, 24) - Tapa dura

Overall, the book provides the reader with a useful insight into the nature and impact of disasters and the complex role of mental health professionals in the post-disaster response. * Criminal Behavior and Mental Health *

From earthquakes to the Persian Gulf War to mass murder in a small Texas town, communities are often ill-prepared to deal with the lingering consequences of disasters. This volume serves as a guide to organizing mental health services when disaster strikes a community. Through firsthand accounts of real-life disasters, experts in disaster response work illustrate how to evaluate disaster impact, organize a clinical response, and train mental health professionals to deal with these unique situations.