Terrorism and Disaster Hardback with CD-ROM: Individual and Community Mental Health Interventions

by Edited by Robert J. Ursano , Carol S. Fullerton , Ann E. Norwood

• ISBN13: 9780521826068
• ISBN10: 0521826063
• Format: Multimedia
• Copyright: 2003-06-30
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

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. There is widespread belief amongst professionals that terrorism (and torture) produce the highest rates of psychiatric sequelae of all the types of disaster. The traumatic effects of terrorism are also not limited to the direct victims only; they extend to families, helpers, communities and even regions far from the affected site. The editors have assembled the world's experts to examine the effects of terrorism, assessing lessons learned from recent atrocities such as 9/11, the Tokyo sarin attack, Omagh, et cetera. They look at issues of prevention, individual and organizational intervention, the effect of leadership, the effects of technological disasters and bioterrorism/contamination. This is essential reading for all professionals working in trauma and disaster planning.

Table of Contents

List of contributors	vii
Preface	xi
Part I Introduction
Trauma, terrorism, and disaster	1	(22)
Carol S. Fullerton
Robert J. Ursano
Ann E. Norwood
Harry H. Holloway
Part II Terrorism: National and international
September 11, 2001 and its aftermath, in New York City	23	(8)
John M. Oldham
Leadership in the wake of disaster	31	(10)
Prudence Bushnell
Children of war and children at war: child victims of terror in Mozambique	41	(17)
Jon A. Shaw
Jesse J. Harris
The children of Oklahoma City	58	(13)
Betty Pfefferbaum
Individual and organizational interventions after terrorism: September 11 and the USS Cole	71	(22)
Thomas A. Grieger
Ralph E. Bally
John L. Lyszczarz
John S. Kennedy
Benjamin T. Griffeth
James J. Reeves
Part III Interventions in disaster and terrorism
Applications from previous disaster research to guide mental health interventions after the September 11 attacks	93	(14)
Carol S. North
Elizabeth Terry Westerhaus
A consultation-liaison psychiatry approach to disaster/terrorism victim assessment and management	107	(14)
James R. Rundell
The role of screening in the prevention of psychological disorders arising from major trauma: Pros and cons	121	(25)
Simon Wessely
Early intervention and the debriefing debate	146	(16)
Beverley Raphael
Clinical intervention for survivors of prolonged adversities	162	(27)
Arieh Y. Shalev
Rhonda Adessky
Ruth Boker
Neta Bargai
Rina Cooper
Sara Freedman
Hilit Hadar
Tuvia Peri
Rivka Tuval-Mashiach
Collaborative care for injured victims of individual and mass trauma: A health services research approach to developing early intervention	189	(20)
Douglas Zatzick
Part IV The intersection of disasters and terrorism: Effects of contamination on individuals
Responses of individuals and groups to consequences of technological disasters and radiation exposure	209	(27)
Lars Weisaeth
Arnfinn Tonnessen
Psychological effects of contamination: Radioactivity, industrial toxins, and bioterrorism	236	(23)
Jacob D. Lindy
Mary C. Grace
Bonnie L. Green
Relocation stress following catastrophic events	259	(28)
Ellen T. Gerrity
Peter Steinglass
Population-based health care: A model for restoring community health and productivity following terrorist attack	287	(21)
Charles C. Engel, Jr
Ambereen Jaffer
Joyce Adkins
Vivian Sheliga
David Cowan
Wayne J. Katon
Traumatic death in terrorism and disasters: The effects on posttraumatic stress and behavior	308	(25)
Robert J. Ursano
James E. McCarroll
Carol S. Fullerton
Terrorism and disasters: Prevention, intervention, and recovery	333	(8)
Robert J. Ursano
Carol S. Fullerton
Ann E. Norwood
Index	341