Psychological aspects of disasters
Subtitle: impact, coping, and intervention
By: editors Douglas Paton and Nigel Long.
Contributors: Paton, Douglas.; Long, Nigel.
Publisher: Dunmore Press
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Palmerston North, N.Z
Language: eng
Number of pages: 316
Subjects: Disasters -- Psychological aspects.; Disasters -- Social aspects.; Post-traumatic stress disorder.
Description: Collection of articles presented under four main headings: 1. Disasters and their impact; 2. Work-related traumatic stress; 3. Managing consequences; 4. Disasters in community context. Includes four case studies: Ash Wednesday bushfires, the Erebus disaster, Cave Creek platform disaster, Kansas City Skywalk disaster.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 295-310) and index.