Psychological first aid following Trauma: Implementation and evaluation framework for high-risk organizations

Psychiatry

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 224-239

  Forbes, David ^a   Lewis, Virginia ^a,b   Varker, Tracey ^a   Phelps, Andrea ^a   O'Donnell, Meaghan ^a   Wade, Darryl J ^a   Ruzek, Josef I ^c   Watson, Patricia ^d   Bryant, Richard A ^e   Creamer, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; DISASTER; EVALUATION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; ORGANIZATION; POLICY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOTRAUMA; STAFF TRAINING; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; SURVIVORS;

EID: 80052873143     PISSN: 00332747     EISSN: 1943281X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/psyc.2011.74.3.224     Document Type: Article

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