Year: 2002
Type: conference-abstract
Abstract: s -13th World Congress on Disaster and Emergency Medicinewith established effectiveness in preventing or alleviating post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).The basic principles of CBT applied to disaster/terrorism situations will be described and compared with other treatment strategies for those experiencing traumatic events.Treatment outcome research on different types of short-term psychological treatment will be presented, using efforts following the 1988 earthquake in Armenia as an example.The mental health needs/problems of disaster responders, and the local population at different stages following a disaster will also be examined.
Authors: P. Cameron, C. Finch, J. McNeil, K. Smith
Institutions: Chinese University of Hong Kong, Monash University
Language: English
Subfield: Emergency Medical Services
Field: Health Professions
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W1468208194