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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Management of trauma in special populations after a disaster |
Author: | Somasundaram, D. Van De Put, W. |
Citation: | Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 2006; 67(Suppl.2):64-73 |
Publisher: | Physicians Postgraduate Press |
Issue Date: | 2006 |
ISSN: | 0160-6689 1555-2101 |
Statement of Responsibility: | Daya J. Somasundaram and Willem A. C. M. van de Put |
Abstract: | Special populations are particularly vulnerable to mental health problems in the aftermath of a disaster. Efficient delivery of mental health services, the integrated use of psychosocial services and mental health facilities, and the active intervention of trained community health care workers can offer effective management of the psychosocial problems of special populations. Women, children, adolescents, the poor, the elderly, and individuals with preexisting health problems have been identified as special populations who often suffer psychological morbidity as a result of a catastrophic disaster. Understanding the cultural, ethnic, and socioeconomic factors in a postdisaster situation is crucial to helping special populations overcome debilitating mental illness and declining quality of life. Planning the delivery of mental health services is critical and includes hazard mapping to identify vulnerable geographic and social areas, screening instruments to identify at-risk populations, and education of community leaders and health care workers. An integrated approach using psychosocial and institutionalized interventions can provide better outcomes than either approach alone. A community-based approach with trained grassroots health care workers can provide effective psychosocial support and rehabilitation services. |
Keywords: | Humans Life Change Events Mental Disorders Stress Disorders, Traumatic Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic Community Mental Health Services Cognitive Therapy Relief Work Age Factors Quality of Life Socioeconomic Factors Population Groups Delivery of Health Care |
Rights: | © Copyright 2006 Physicians Postgraduate Press, Inc. |
Published version: | https://www.psychiatrist.com/JCP/article/Pages/2006/v67s02/v67s0210.aspx |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest 5 Psychiatry publications |
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