Disaster: Effects on mental and physical state

Although there is an extensive literature on various aspects of disaster, there has been no comprehensive review of its psychiatric consequences. This article brings together the phenomenological and dynamic descriptions of the immediate and longer term mental effects of disaster as observed in the...

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Published inJournal of psychosomatic research Vol. 18; no. 6; pp. 437 - 456
Main Authors Kinston, Warren, Rosser, Rachel
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Elsevier Inc 01.12.1974
Subjects
Adult
Anxiety
Child
Combat Disorders
Concentration Camps
Confusion
Defense Mechanisms
Disasters
Fantasy
Fear
Hallucinations
Homicide
Hostility
Humans
Models, Biological
Nuclear Warfare
Paranoid Disorders
Relief Work
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
Stress, Psychological
Suicide
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Summary:Although there is an extensive literature on various aspects of disaster, there has been no comprehensive review of its psychiatric consequences. This article brings together the phenomenological and dynamic descriptions of the immediate and longer term mental effects of disaster as observed in the individual and in groups. Present knowledge on management of these effects is summarized and some conclusions are reached on the implications for future planning of disaster relief services.
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ISSN:0022-3999
1879-1360
DOI:10.1016/0022-3999(74)90035-X