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Psychotherapy for families in the aftermath of a disaster
Author(s) -
Wells Michael E.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/jclp.20286
Subject(s) - natural disaster , psychology , terrorism , family therapy , mental health , intervention (counseling) , crisis intervention , psychotherapist , clinical practice , natural (archaeology) , psychiatry , medicine , nursing , history , geography , archaeology , meteorology
We have not seen the last of natural disasters; nor have we endured the last of the terrorist acts. This article offers clinical guidance in providing mental health services to families in the aftermath of such events. The trauma experienced by an individual victimized by a natural disaster or terror attack reverberates through an entire family. Although based in established clinical practice, intervention with survivors of disasters is a different process from other treatments. A case illustrates the key principles and central methods of family therapy with a traumatized family. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Psychol: In Session 62: 1017–1027, 2006.