Training and post-disaster interventions for the psychological impacts on disaster-exposed employees: a systematic review

Journal of Mental Health

Volumn 2018, Issue , 2018, Pages 1-25

  Brooks, Samantha K ^a   Dunn, Rebecca ^a   Amlôt, Richard ^b   Greenberg, Neil ^a   James Rubin, G ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disasters; interventions; wellbeing; work

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY; DISASTER; EDUCATION; EMPLOYEE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MEDITATION; PSYCHOEDUCATION; REVIEW; SKILL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WELLBEING;

EID: 85063147649     PISSN: 09638237     EISSN: 13600567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638237.2018.1437610     Document Type: Review

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