Psychological Issues
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- Becker, S.M. Emergency Communication and Information Issues in Terrorism Events Involving Radioactive Materials (PDF - 89 KB). Biosecurity and Bioterrorism. 2004;2(3): 195-207.[PubMed Citation]
- Engel CC, Locke S, Reissman DB, DeMartino R, Kutz I, McDonald M, Barsky AJ. Terrorism, trauma, and mass casualty triage: how might we solve the latest mind-body problem? Biosecur Bioterror. 2007 Jun;5(2):155-63. [PubMed Citation]
- Psychological First Aid: Field Operations Guide (PDF - 792 KB) (National Child Traumatic Stress Network, National Center for PTSD, 2nd edition, July 2006)
- Information on Traumatic Stress in Children (National Child Trauma Stress Network)
- National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs)
- Disaster and Terrorism: Fact Sheets on Diagnosing and Treating (Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress, Department of Psychiatry, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences)
- Psychological and Behavioral Issues Healthcare Providers Need to Know when Treating Patients Following a Radiation Event (PDF - 102 KB) (Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress, Department of Psychiatry, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences)
- Generic Procedures for Medical Response during a Nuclear or Radiological Emergency (PDF - 2225 KB) (IAEA, Section E, Psychological Support, pages 91 - 108, April 2005)
- Department of Homeland Security Working Group on Radiological Dispersal Device (RDD) Preparedness, Medical Preparedness & Response Sub-groups (PDF - 335 KB) (Psychological Aspects of a RDD/IND Event (Pages 33-43)) (DHS, DVA, HHS, December 2003)
- Management of Terrorist Events Involving Radioactive Material (NCRP Report No. 138, Chapter 5, Psychosocial Effects of Radiological Terrorist Incidents, pp 54-69, October 2001)
- Becker, S.M. Psychosocial Effects of Radiation Accidents. Chapter 41 in I. Gusev, A. Guskova, F.A. Mettler, Jr., eds., Medical Management of Radiation Accidents, 2nd edition, (2001), Boca Raton: CRC Press.
- Chernobyl at Twenty (NRCP, 2006)
- "Preparing for the Psychological Consequences of Terrorism: A Public Health Strategy", Committee on Responding to the Psychological Consequences of Terrorism, Adrienne Stith Butler, Allison M. Panzer, Lewis R. Goldfrank, Editors, 2003
- What You Should Know about the Emotional Impact of Radiological Terrorism with an RDD ("Dirty Bomb") (National Child Traumatic Stress Network)
- "Listen, Protect, and Connect": Psychological First Aid for Children and Parents (University of California Los Angeles, School of Public Health) (PDF - 860 KB)
- "Listen Protect and Connect" - Psychological First Aid for Teachers and Schools (University of California Los Angeles, School of Public Health) (PDF - 2 MB)
- How to Talk to Children About Disasters (Johns Hopkins Center for Public Health Preparedness Conference, February 1, 2007, free online symposium with streaming video, requires login)
- Becker SM, Middleton SA. Improving hospital preparedness for radiological terrorism: perspectives from emergency department physicians and nurses. Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 2008 Oct;2(3):174-84. [PubMed Citation]
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