| Description |
x, 270 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Foreword / Albert R. Roberts -- 1. Setting the stage -- 2. All in a day's work : traumatic events in the line of duty -- 3. Building a framework : health, stress, crisis, and trauma -- 4. Disastrous events : mass emergencies and the emergency responder -- 5. The right stuff : trauma and coping -- 6. Help or hindrance? : stress and the emergency service organization -- 7. Heroes or villains? : public inquiries -- 8. Are you coming home tonight? : the impact of emergency service work on families -- 9. The continuum of interventions I : doing the right job at the right time -- 10. The continuum of interventions II : interventions for extreme stress -- 11. Laying the foundation : developing trauma response teams -- 12. Keeping it going : team maintenance -- 13. Does it work? : evaluating the efficacy of interventions |
| Summary |
"This much-needed new book, based on the authors' original research and clinical experience, describes the consequences of trauma exposure on police officers, firefighters, and paramedics. Weaving data collected in large-scale quantitative studies with the personal stories of responders shared in qualitative interviews, this account explores the personal, organizational, and societal factors that can ameliorate or exacerbate traumatic response." "Stress theory, organizational theory, crisis theory, and trauma theory provide a framework for understanding trauma responses and guiding intervention strategies. Using an ecological perspective, the authors explore interventions spanning prevention, disaster response, and follow-up, on individual, family, group, organizational, and community levels. They provide specific suggestions for planning intervention programs, developing trauma response teams, training emergency service responders and mental health professionals, and evaluating the effectiveness of services provided."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-258) and index |
| Subject |
Emergency medical personnel -- Job stress.
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Fire fighters -- Job stress.
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Police -- Job stress.
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Emergency medical personnel -- Mental health.
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Fire fighters -- Mental health.
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Police -- Mental health.
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Psychic trauma.
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Post-traumatic stress disorder.
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| Author |
Bober, Ted.
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| LC no. |
2004006827 |
| ISBN |
0195165020 alkaline paper |
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