The Psychiatric clinics of North America
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Psychiatr. Clin. North Am. · Jun 1994
ReviewPost-traumatic stress disorder in victims of disasters.
Disasters can produce significant, lasting psychological sequelae. Much of the disaster work that mental health professionals can do falls outside of the more traditional roles usually taken by mental health professionals. ⋯ To be most effective, we need to be involved in planning efforts that can be activated when disaster strikes, rather than being reactive to the situation after it has occurred. The potential range of responses can challenge the professional who wants to help his or her community when it has been affected.