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Toxic turmoil : psychological and societal consequences of ecological disasters

Title
Toxic turmoil : psychological and societal consequences of ecological disasters / edited by Johan M. Havenaar, Julie G. Cwikel, and Evelyn J. Bromet.
Publication
New York : Kluwer Academic, ©2002.

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Additional Authors
  • Havenaar, Johan M., 1954-
  • Cwikel, Julie.
  • Bromet, Evelyn J.
Description
xiii, 279 pages : illustrations; 23 cm.
Series Statement
Plenum series on stress and coping
Uniform Title
Plenum series on stress and coping.
Subject
  • Natural disasters > Psychological aspects
  • Natural disasters > Social aspects
  • Stress (Psychology)
  • Crisis intervention (Mental health services)
  • Emergency management
  • Disasters
  • Post-traumatic stress disorder
  • Stress, Psychological
  • Crisis Intervention
  • Disaster Planning
  • Disasters
  • Environmental Exposure > adverse effects
  • Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
  • disaster planning
  • disasters
  • Post-traumatic stress disorder
  • Emergency management
  • Natural disasters > Psychological aspects
  • Natural disasters > Social aspects
  • Umweltkatastrophe
  • Psychologie
  • Aufsatzsammlung
  • Gesundheitsschaden
  • Gesellschaft
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Ecological disaster : a concern for the future / Johan M. Havenaar -- Public health aspects of chemical catastrophes / Peter J. Baxter -- Understanding the psychological and societal response of individuals, groups, authorities, and media to toxic hazards / Julie G. Cwikel, Johan M. Havenaar, and Evelyn J. Bromet -- Psychological response of mothers of young children to the Three Mile Island and Chernobyl nuclear plant accidents one decade later / Evelyn J. Bromet and Leighann Litcher-Kelly -- The chaotic aftermath of an airplane crash in Amsterdam : a second disaster / Joris Yzermans and Berthold P.R. Gersons -- The Gulf War and its aftermath / Simon Wessely -- Bhopal gas leak disaster : impact on mental health / R. Srinivasa Murthy -- Psychological and physical health effects of the 1995 sarin attack in the Tokyo subway system / Nozomu Asukai and Kazuhiko Maekawa -- Perceived health and psychosocial well-being in the Aral Sea area : results from a survey in an area of slow environmental degradation / Joost B.W. van der Meer, Ian B. Small, Eric J. Crighton, and Nathan Ford -- Methodological issues in the investigation of chemical accidents / Hilary M.P. Fielder, Stephen R. Palmer, and Gary Coleman -- Responding to the psychosocial effects of toxic disaster : policy initiatives, constraints, and challenges / Steven M. Becker -- Voices from the inside : psychological responses to toxic disaster / Anne Speckhard -- Disasters and the selection of public mental health priorities : a perspective from developing countries / Joop De Jong -- Lessons learned and unresolved issues / Johan M. Havenaar, Julie G. Cwikel, and Evelyn J. Bromet.
ISBN
  • 0306467844
  • 9780306467844
LCCN
2002067808
OCLC
  • ocm49624956
  • 49624956
  • SCSB-1294988
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library