Specific Populations and Trauma Types: Natural Disasters and Trauma Reactions | NLM

Disaster Information Management Research Center | NLM

Specific Populations and Trauma Types: Natural Disasters and Trauma Reactions

03/01/2019 12:00 AM EST

Source: Phoenix Australia - Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health. Published: 3/2019. This six-page information sheet addresses background issues and provides post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) presentation, assessment, and treatment recommendations for practitioners working with people affected by natural disasters. The nature of exposure to trauma in disasters varies considerably according to the type of disaster and the proximity of the individual to the causal agent. Some disasters, such as earthquakes and bushfires, affect a local community and impact on a relatively well-defined geographical region. Others may have a wider area of impact. (PDF)