Major Incidents, Pandemics and Mental Health The Psychosocial Aspects of Health Emergencies, Incidents, Disasters and Disease Outbreaks
Book contents
- Major Incidents, Pandemics and Mental Health
- Major Incidents, Pandemics and Mental Health
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Boxes
- Contributors
- Foreword by Dr Adrian James
- Foreword by Professor David Lockey
- Section 1 The Nature and Impacts of Twenty-First-Century Healthcare Emergencies
- Chapter 1 Emergencies, Incidents, Disasters, Disease Outbreaks, and Mental Health
- Chapter 2 How the World Views Trauma and Trauma Care
- Chapter 3 How the World Views the Mental Health Implications of Traumatic Events, Major Incidents, and Serious Contagious Diseases
- Chapter 4 Two Personal Perspectives on Trauma and Recovery
- Chapter 5 How Emergencies, Incidents, Disasters, and Disease Outbreaks Affect People and Healthcare Practitioners
- Chapter 6 The Impact of Emergencies, Terrorism, and Disease on Children and Their Families
- Chapter 7 The Impacts of Urbanising the World’s Population on Emergencies, Incidents, Disasters, and Disease Outbreaks
- Chapter 8 Myths About Disasters
- Chapter 9 Primary and Secondary Stressors
- Chapter 10 The Differing Challenges Posed by Big Bang, Rising Tide, and Longer-Term Incidents Affecting Local and Dispersed Populations
- Chapter 11 Mental Health in the Context of Multiple Exposures to Disasters
- Chapter 12 The Common Ground in the Mental Health Impacts of Emergencies, Incidents, Disasters, Disease Outbreaks, and Conflict, and a Framework for Responding to People’s Needs
- Section 2 Clinical Aspects of Traumatic Injuries, Epidemics, and Pandemics
- Section 3 The Role of the Public in Emergencies: Survivors, Bystanders, and Volunteers
- Section 4 Responses to Meet the Mental Health Needs of People Affected by Emergencies, Major Incidents, and Pandemics
- Section 5 Sustaining and Caring for Staff During Emergencies
- Section 6 Designing, Leading, and Managing Responses to Emergencies and Pandemics
- Section 7 Key Lessons for the Way Forward
- A Glossary of Selected Key Terms Used in This Book
- Index
- References
Chapter 11 - Mental Health in the Context of Multiple Exposures to Disasters
from Section 1 - The Nature and Impacts of Twenty-First-Century Healthcare Emergencies
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 11 January 2024
Book contents
- Major Incidents, Pandemics and Mental Health
- Major Incidents, Pandemics and Mental Health
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Boxes
- Contributors
- Foreword by Dr Adrian James
- Foreword by Professor David Lockey
- Section 1 The Nature and Impacts of Twenty-First-Century Healthcare Emergencies
- Chapter 1 Emergencies, Incidents, Disasters, Disease Outbreaks, and Mental Health
- Chapter 2 How the World Views Trauma and Trauma Care
- Chapter 3 How the World Views the Mental Health Implications of Traumatic Events, Major Incidents, and Serious Contagious Diseases
- Chapter 4 Two Personal Perspectives on Trauma and Recovery
- Chapter 5 How Emergencies, Incidents, Disasters, and Disease Outbreaks Affect People and Healthcare Practitioners
- Chapter 6 The Impact of Emergencies, Terrorism, and Disease on Children and Their Families
- Chapter 7 The Impacts of Urbanising the World’s Population on Emergencies, Incidents, Disasters, and Disease Outbreaks
- Chapter 8 Myths About Disasters
- Chapter 9 Primary and Secondary Stressors
- Chapter 10 The Differing Challenges Posed by Big Bang, Rising Tide, and Longer-Term Incidents Affecting Local and Dispersed Populations
- Chapter 11 Mental Health in the Context of Multiple Exposures to Disasters
- Chapter 12 The Common Ground in the Mental Health Impacts of Emergencies, Incidents, Disasters, Disease Outbreaks, and Conflict, and a Framework for Responding to People’s Needs
- Section 2 Clinical Aspects of Traumatic Injuries, Epidemics, and Pandemics
- Section 3 The Role of the Public in Emergencies: Survivors, Bystanders, and Volunteers
- Section 4 Responses to Meet the Mental Health Needs of People Affected by Emergencies, Major Incidents, and Pandemics
- Section 5 Sustaining and Caring for Staff During Emergencies
- Section 6 Designing, Leading, and Managing Responses to Emergencies and Pandemics
- Section 7 Key Lessons for the Way Forward
- A Glossary of Selected Key Terms Used in This Book
- Index
- References
Summary
Most disaster research, resources, and interventions for mental health have been based on the premise of a single incident or disaster occurring. This chapter presents the results of a scoping review on mental health in the aftermath of multiple disaster exposures. It draws on existing evidence from cases in which communities have experienced disasters in rapid succession or years apart. It focuses on groups of findings on cumulative effects, re-activation of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and links between mental and physical health. This chapter makes the case that multiple disaster exposures have different implications to exposure to a single disaster, and should be treated as a priority emerging public health issue, given the projected increases in the frequency and severity of disasters due to climate change.
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- Major Incidents, Pandemics and Mental HealthThe Psychosocial Aspects of Health Emergencies, Incidents, Disasters and Disease Outbreaks, pp. 58 - 62Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024
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