Individual and Community Responses to Trauma and Disaster: The Structure of Human Chaos

Ursano, Robert J.; McCaughey, Brian G.; Fullerton, Carol S.

ISBN 10: 0521556430 / ISBN 13: 9780521556439

Published by Cambridge University Press (edition Revised ed.), 1995

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Individual and Community Responses to Trauma and Disaster: The Structure of Human Chaos
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press (edition Revised ed.)
• Publication Date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521556430
• ISBN 13: 9780521556439
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: Revised ed.
• Condition: Good

About this title

Synopsis

The aims of this book are twofold: to improve understanding of the human experience of trauma, whether at the level of the individual or the community, and to help those who are its victims. The range of issues covered is impressive, from the biological basis of post-traumatic stress reactions, through practical strategies for prevention and treatment, to the psychosocial and fictional construction of terror. Wherever possible the editors have sought to impart understanding, order, and predictability to the experience of trauma and disasters in the belief that the way to recovery is through the mastery of chaotic events. This book will serve and inform clinicians, administrators and research workers in psychiatry, psychology, public health and related areas.

From the Back Cover

Traumas and disasters throw lives into chaos and fill individuals with the terror of the unexpected and the fear of loss, injury and death. Trauma is always a catalyst for change and adjustment; for some it also becomes a life wound. A surprisingly high number of people are exposed to traumatic events each year. The effects of such events extend well beyond the direct victims to include their families, their communities, and those who try to help. All become part of the trauma and disaster community.