Psychosocial care to affected citizens and communities in case of CBRN incidents: A systematic review

Environment International

Volumn 72, Issue , 2014, Pages 46-65

  Gouweloos, Juul ^a   Dückers, Michel ^a   te Brake, Hans ^a   Kleber, Rolf ^b,c   Drogendijk, Annelieke ^a  

^a Partner in Arq Psychotrauma Expert Group   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c ARQ PSYCHOTRAUMA EXPERT GROUP   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

CBRN events; Disasters; Guidelines; Mental health; Psychosocial care; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

DISASTER PREVENTION;

CBRN EVENTS; GUIDELINES; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

DISASTERS;

DISASTER; GUIDELINE; HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGY;

ANTHRAX; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL ACCIDENT; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; CHEMICAL ACCIDENT; CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CRISIS INTERVENTION; DISASTER PLANNING; EARTHQUAKE; EMBASE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FUKUSHIMA NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL EXPERT; MEDLINE; NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; PSYCINFO; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RADIATION ACCIDENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RESCUE PERSONNEL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STAFF TRAINING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; CBRN EVENTS; DISASTER; LEGAL ASPECT; MENTAL HEALTH; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW;

CBRN EVENTS; DISASTERS; GUIDELINES; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

BIOHAZARD RELEASE; CHEMICAL HAZARD RELEASE; DISASTER PLANNING; HUMANS; RADIOACTIVE HAZARD RELEASE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS DISORDERS, TRAUMATIC;

EID: 84907663008     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2014.02.009     Document Type: Article

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