TY - JOUR
T1 - Mental health interventions in a general hospital following terrorist attacks
T2 - The Israeli experience
AU - Kutz, Ilan
AU - Bleich, Avi
PY - 2005
Y1 - 2005
N2 - Over three years of repeated terrorist attacks in Israel have shown that the victims suffering from acute stress syndromes constitute the bulk of the casualties. The large number of psychological victims presents an immediate problem of hospital surge capacity. The need for alleviating acute suffering and preventing chronic, disabling posttraumatic syndromes requires organizational and clinical skills. The article reviews deployment and intervention protocols for the treatment of victims and affected staff members in a general hospital setting.
AB - Over three years of repeated terrorist attacks in Israel have shown that the victims suffering from acute stress syndromes constitute the bulk of the casualties. The large number of psychological victims presents an immediate problem of hospital surge capacity. The need for alleviating acute suffering and preventing chronic, disabling posttraumatic syndromes requires organizational and clinical skills. The article reviews deployment and intervention protocols for the treatment of victims and affected staff members in a general hospital setting.
KW - Acute stress
KW - CBT
KW - EMDR
KW - Group debriefing
KW - Hospital preparedness
KW - Hypnosis
KW - Staff support
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=18944402261&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1300/J146v10n01_01
DO - 10.1300/J146v10n01_01
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AN - SCOPUS:18944402261
SN - 1092-6771
VL - 10
SP - 425
EP - 437
JO - Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma
JF - Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma
IS - 1-2
ER -