Disaster Management Psycho-Social Support and Health Services

Contents: Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Psychological Support within Disaster Management. 3. Disaster Mental Health Care: Response Based On Needs. 4. Developing Cultural Competence in Disaster Mental Health. 5. Psychological Support Programme for Delegates. 6. Psychological Issues for Children and Families in Disasters. 7. Psychosocial Needs after Disasters: Implications for Mental Health Services. 8. Planning For District Mental Health Services. 9. Psycho-Social Model for Situations of Mass Emergency. 10. Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency. 11. Mental Health and Social Support Options in Pediatric Endocrinology. 12. Psychiatry to Psychosocial: Lessons from Disaster Mental Health. 13. Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Humanitarian Emergencies. Bibliography.

Asia is a theatre of a large variety of disasters. Among natural disasters, earthquakes, cyclones and frequent floods are most frequent causing death, injury, economic loss and mental health problems. Disaster mental health work needs a personal orientation toward adventure someness, sociability and calmness. Equally important is having the ability to exhibit empathy, genuiness, positive regard for others and the ability to provide therapeutic structure.

The book will quench the thrust of researcher and detail about disaster management and its psycho-social support and mental health services as incisive manual. (Jacket)