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Disaster Behavioral Health

for Public Health & Health Care Professionals

Key References and Websites

Module 1 - Psychological Phases of a Disaster

Zunin L. M. & Myers, D., (2000) Training Manual for Human Service Workers in Major Disasters. 2nd Ed. Washington, DC: Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Mental Health Services; DHHS Publication No. ADM 90-538. Available at

, accessed 01/31/05

Module 2 -Temporal Patterns of Mental/Behavioral Responses to Disaster

Bonanno, G., (2004) Loss, Trauma and Human Resilience. Have we underestimated the human capacity to thrive after extremely aversive events? American Psychologist, 59, 20-28.

Coping With a Traumatic Event: Information for the Public & for Health Professionals, CDC Publication. Available at: , accessed 01/24/05

Module 3 - Resilience

Reissman, D. B., Klomp, R. W., Kent, A. T., & Pfefferbaum, B, (2004) Exploring Psychological Resilience in the face of Terrorism. Psychiatric Annals, 33 (8), 627-632.

“American Psychological Association (APA) Releases Fact Sheets on Resilience to Help People Cope With Terrorism and Other Disasters.” Available at: releases/resiliencefacts.html accessed 01/24/05

Module 4 - Signs and symptoms of disaster victims (and rescue personnel) needing psychological evaluation

National Mental Health Information Center. Field Manual for Mental Health and Human Service Workers in Major Disasters. Available at: , accessed 11/04/04

Field Manual for Mental Health and Human service Workers in Major Disasters. Available at: accessed 01/24/05.

Module 5 - Mental Health Risks of Disaster workers including EMS and Rescue personnel

Corneil, W., Beaton, R., Murphy, S., Johnson, C., & Pike, K. (1999). Exposure to traumatic incidents and prevalence of posttraumatic stress symptomatology in urban fire fighters in two countries. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 4, 131-141.

Link to Impact of Events Scale (IES) Testing documents, , accessed January 2005.

Module 6 – Symptoms of stress experience during or after a traumatic incident

CDC Workplace Safety and Health (DHHS NIOSH Publication number 2002-107. Available at: , accessed 11/04/04.

Module 7 - What are CISM and CISD? What are the risks and benefits?

Pulley, S. A., (2004) Critical Incident Stress. Available at: , accessed 11/04/04.

Module 8 - Role of the Red Cross in Disaster Mental Health

American Red Cross. Available at: , accessed 11/04/04.

Module 9 - Federal Response for Mental Health Support

SAMHSA Matrix: Disaster Readiness and Response. Available at: , accessed 11/04/04.

Module 10 - Principles of Psychological Needs Assessment Post-disaster

Ritchie, E. C. & Hamilton, S. E., (2004) Assessing Mental Health Needs Following Disaster, Psychiatric Annals, 34 (8) 605-610.

DeWolfe, D. J. (unpublished manuscript). Population Exposure Model and text excerpted from Mental Health Interventions Following Major Disasters: A Guide for Administrators, Policy Makers, Planners and Providers. Rockville, MD: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Partial text is available of page 12 of the following online manual: , accessed 11/04/04.

“Disaster Response and Recovery: A Handbook for Mental Health Professionals” by Diane Myers, RN, MSN, available at: accessed 01/24/05

Module 11 - Vulnerable populations

Emergency Mental Health and Traumatic Stress Services Branch. Center for Mental Health Services, Division of Prevention, Traumatic Stress, and Special Programs, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. 2003. Available at: , accessed 11/04/04.

Module 12 - Goals of an All-Hazards Mental Health Preparedness Plan

US Department of Health and Human Services (2003) Mental Health All-Hazards Disaster Planning Guidance. DHHS Pub. No. SMA 3829. Rockville, MD: Center for Mental Health Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Available at: , accessed 11/04/04.

Module 13 - Basic Principles of Post-disaster Approaches to Mental Health

Flynn, B. W. & Norwood, A. E., (2004) Defining Normal Psychological Reactions to Disaster. Psychiatric Annals, 34 (8), 597-603.

“Helping Survivors in the Wake of Disaster”, A National Center for PTSD Fact Sheet. Available at: accessed 01/24/05

Module 14 - Basic principles of early interventions – PIE = proximity, immediacy, expectancy

NIMH Mass Violence. Mental Health and Mass Violence: Evidence-Based Early Psychological Intervention for Victims/Survivors of Mass Violence. Available at:

, accessed 11/04/04

Module 15 - Psychological “First Aid”

Traumatic Incident Stress: Information For Emergency Response Workers, NIOSH Publication number 2002-107. Available at:

, accessed 11/04/04.

Module 16 - Rural Mental Health Preparedness versus Urban Setting

Meit, M., “Bridging the Health Divide: The Rural Public Health Research Agenda: Rural Public Health Preparedness Concerns.” April, 2004. See page 36. Available at: , accessed 11/04/04.

Module 17 - Benefits of Training and Drills for First Responders and Disaster Personnel

Murphy, S., Bond, G., Beaton, R., Murphy, S., & Johnson, C., (2002) Lifestyle behaviors and their relationship with job satisfaction and stress symptomatology in urban firefighters. International Journal of Stress Management, 9, 311-327.

Beaton, R. et al., Evaluation of the Washington State National Pharmaceutical Stockpile Dispensing Exercise. Part II – Dispensary Site Worker Findings, document linked from: , accessed January 2005.

Module 18 - MUPS - Multiple Unexplained Physical Symptoms (MUPS) in the Aftermath of Trauma and Disaster

Pastel, R. H., (2004) Psychological Effects of ‘Weapons of Mass Disruption’. Psychiatric Annals, 34 (9), 679-686.

Beaton, R. et al., “The Sarin Gas Attacks on the Tokyo Subway – 10 years later/Lessons Learned”, J. Traumatology, 2005, in press, document linked as “Sarin Gas Attacks” from , accessed January 2005.

Additional Organizations and Web Resources

(partial listing of all available resources)

TRAINING AND EDUCATION

|ORGANIZATION |WEB SITE |DESCRIPTION |

|Southwest Center for Public | |PFLASH (Practical Front Line Assistance for |

|Health Preparedness, University|swcphp.ouhsc.edu/mh_training.aspx |Support and Healing) is a disaster mental |

|of Oklahoma Health Sciences | |health education program – a 6-hour program |

|Center | |in a PowerPoint presentation format to be |

| | |administered to groups of professionals. The|

| | |structure of the presentation includes |

| | |presentation, Q&A and general discussion, |

| | |case vignettes, and limited role playing. |

| | |The program can be administered in one day or|

| | |split into two half days. |

| | |A separate, day-long program, K-FLASH, |

| | |provides similar material specifically aimed |

| | |for interventions with children. |

HOSPITALS/PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS/PUBLIC HEALTH WORKERS

|ORGANIZATION |WEB SITE |DESCRIPTION |

|AHRQ | |Lots of information and links. |

|Agency for Health Care Research |browse/bioterbr.htm | |

|and Quality | | |

CHILD-RELATED RESOURCES

|ORGANIZATION |WEB SITE |DESCRIPTION |

|Federal Emergency Management | |FEMA Education and Training website containing several |

|Agency (FEMA) |tab_education.shtm |links to educational materials that can be used by |

| | |parents and teachers for helping children prepare for a |

| | |disaster or crisis situation. |

|FEMA for Kids | |FEMA website specifically designed for children. |

| |kids/ |Excellent site for helping children learn about and cope|

| | |with disasters and crisis. |

SCHOOL PREPAREDNESS RESOURCES

|ORGANIZATION |WEB SITE |DESCRIPTION |

|National Association of School | |School safety-related site. |

|Psychologists |index2.html | |

NON-ENGLISH SPEAKING/CULTURALLY DIVERSE RESOURCES

|ORGANIZATION |WEB SITE |DESCRIPTION |

|American Red Cross | |Click on “Disaster Services” on left, then click on |

| |services/disaster |“Foreign Language Materials.” |

PHYSICALLY DISABLED/HEARING IMPAIRED/VISUALLY IMPAIREDRESOURCES

|ORGANIZATION |WEB SITE |DESCRIPTION |

|National Organization on | |“National Organization on Disability’s Emergency |

|Disability |emergency |Preparedness Initiative” |

| | |Information about specialized emergency equipment |

| | |and articles about planning and preparedness for |

| | |people with disabilities. The site also features a |

| | |bulletin board where users can post questions and |

| | |discuss challenges, solutions, and best practices. |

INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY PREPAREDNESS

|ORGANIZATION |WEB SITES |DESCRIPTION |

|American Academy of Pediatric | |Family Readiness Kit |

|Links |family/frk/frkit.htm | |

| | |AAP Offers Advice on |

| |advocacy/releases/disastercomm.htm |Communicating with Children About|

| | |Disasters |

| |advocacy/releases/smallpoxanthrax.htm | |

| | |AAP Responds to Questions About |

| | |Smallpox and Anthrax |

PEOPLE WITH SERIOUS AND PERSISTENT MENTAL ILLNESS

|ORGANIZATION |WEB SITE |DESCRIPTION |

|SAMHSA | |“Responding to the Needs of |

|Center for Mental Health |publications/allpubs/SMA96-3077 |People with Serious and |

|Services | |Persistent Mental Illness in |

| | |Times of Major Disaster”. |

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