Disaster and mental health / by Ma. Jocelyn A. Go-Monilla

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextPublication details: Quezon City, Philippines : C & E Publishing, Inc., 2022Description: xv, 218 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 9789719819530
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 616.89 G53 2022
Summary: "Disaster and mental health aims to give students a better understanding of how affect mental health and how to provide psychological care to survivors. As addressed in this book, disasters can take various forms, including major typhoons, earthquakes, epidemics, and other natural disaster-all of which can be planned for and mitigated. A a result, this book is intended to help professionals and students in the fields of mental health, healthcare, and other human welfare services evaluate real-life disasters and emergencies, apply learned concepts and theoretical disaster response and emergency management techniques, and choose and provide appropriate mental heath and psychosocial support and interventions to disaster survivors. This book highlights desire of the Philippine government and civil society to have a more efficient and effective disaster response and emergency management program that will benefit millions of Filipinos and safeguard them from disasters. Accordingly, this book contains valuable information concerning the Philippine Mental Health Law." --On Cover
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Includes bibliographical references [pages 213-218].

"Disaster and mental health aims to give students a better understanding of how affect mental health and how to provide psychological care to survivors. As addressed in this book, disasters can take various forms, including major typhoons, earthquakes, epidemics, and other natural disaster-all of which can be planned for and mitigated. A a result, this book is intended to help professionals and students in the fields of mental health, healthcare, and other human welfare services evaluate real-life disasters and emergencies, apply learned concepts and theoretical disaster response and emergency management techniques, and choose and provide appropriate mental heath and psychosocial support and interventions to disaster survivors. This book highlights desire of the Philippine government and civil society to have a more efficient and effective disaster response and emergency management program that will benefit millions of Filipinos and safeguard them from disasters. Accordingly, this book contains valuable information concerning the Philippine Mental Health Law." --On Cover

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