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First Responder's Guide to Abnormal Psychology Applications for Police, Firefighters and Rescue Personnel /

Natural disasters. Hostage situations. Terror attacks. During these and other emergency situations, first responders make split-second judgments: evaluating risks, identifying dangerous conditions, and—often the hardest job of all—attending to those distressed and disturbed by their ordeal. First Re...

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Main Authors: Dorfman, William I. (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Walker, Lenore E. (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 2007.
Edition:1st ed. 2007.
Subjects:
Clinical psychology.
Psychology.
Psychiatry.
Emergency medicine.
Criminology.
Clinical Psychology.
Law and Psychology.
Emergency Services.
Criminology and Criminal Justice, general.
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-35465-1
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Table of Contents:
  • The Role and Importance of First Responders in Dealing with Psychologically Disordered Individuals
  • Normal vs. Abnormal Behavior: A Continuum
  • Key Mental Health Issues in the Criminal Justice and Emergency Medical Systems
  • Disorders of the Brain and Central Nervous System
  • The Psychotic Disorders
  • The Mood Disorders
  • The Anxiety, Somatoform and Dissociative Disorders
  • The Personality Disorders
  • The Substance Use Disorders
  • Crisis, Terrorism and Trauma-Based Disorders
  • Therapeutic Justice
  • Mental Disorders in Youth.

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