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A bolt from the blue : coping with disasters and acute traumas /
In the wake of 9/11, the world is all too aware of crises but largely underprepared for the psychological repercussions of traumatic events on victims and recovery staff. Salli Saari examines in detail the psychological effect traumatic events can have on an individual, taking the reader step-by-ste...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; Philadelphia :
Jessica Kingsley Publishers,
2005.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | In the wake of 9/11, the world is all too aware of crises but largely underprepared for the psychological repercussions of traumatic events on victims and recovery staff. Salli Saari examines in detail the psychological effect traumatic events can have on an individual, taking the reader step-by-step through each stage of the process of understanding and recovery. She also discusses the role of social support, the media and work in addressing trauma, and what methods can be adopted to help victims cope after a traumatic incident. Based on work within the Finnish organized crisis care network. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (248 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-241) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 1846420911 9781846420917 1280303093 9781280303098 9781843103134 1843103133 |