Mental health interventions in a general hospital following terrorist attacks: The Israeli experience

Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma

Volumn 10, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 425-437

  Kutz, Ilan ^a,c   Bleich, Avi ^b,c  

^a MEIR MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b LEV HASHARON MENTAL HEALTH CENTER   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Acute stress; CBT; EMDR; Group debriefing; Hospital preparedness; Hypnosis; Staff support

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

ACCIDENT; ACUTE STRESS DISORDER; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; EMERGENCY WARD; FIRST AID; GENERAL HOSPITAL; GROUP DYNAMICS; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HYPNOSIS; ISRAEL; LONG TERM CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY; REVIEW; SUPPORT GROUP; TERRORISM;

EID: 18944402261     PISSN: 10926771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J146v10n01_01     Document Type: Review

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