Psychosocial Aspects of Disaster

Psychosocial Aspects of Disaster
ISBN-10
0471848948
ISBN-13
9780471848943
Category
Psychology / General
Pages
357
Language
English
Published
1989-03-07
Publisher
Wiley
Authors
Richard Gist, Bernard Lubin

Description

Brings together observations from researchers and practitioners in disaster intervention. Community psychologists present recent results on the research, evaluation, and amelioration of the psychological effects of disaster, whether the disaster's cause be natural, technological, or criminal. Discusses human responses to disaster and provides several approaches to disaster intervention. Also addresses legal, public policy, and research issues of disaster intervention.

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