Major Incidents, Pandemics and Mental Health The Psychosocial Aspects of Health Emergencies, Incidents, Disasters and Disease Outbreaks
Book contents
- Major Incidents, Pandemics and Mental Health
- Major Incidents, Pandemics and Mental Health
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Boxes
- Contributors
- Foreword by Dr Adrian James
- Foreword by Professor David Lockey
- Section 1 The Nature and Impacts of Twenty-First-Century Healthcare Emergencies
- Chapter 1 Emergencies, Incidents, Disasters, Disease Outbreaks, and Mental Health
- Chapter 2 How the World Views Trauma and Trauma Care
- Chapter 3 How the World Views the Mental Health Implications of Traumatic Events, Major Incidents, and Serious Contagious Diseases
- Chapter 4 Two Personal Perspectives on Trauma and Recovery
- Chapter 5 How Emergencies, Incidents, Disasters, and Disease Outbreaks Affect People and Healthcare Practitioners
- Chapter 6 The Impact of Emergencies, Terrorism, and Disease on Children and Their Families
- Chapter 7 The Impacts of Urbanising the World’s Population on Emergencies, Incidents, Disasters, and Disease Outbreaks
- Chapter 8 Myths About Disasters
- Chapter 9 Primary and Secondary Stressors
- Chapter 10 The Differing Challenges Posed by Big Bang, Rising Tide, and Longer-Term Incidents Affecting Local and Dispersed Populations
- Chapter 11 Mental Health in the Context of Multiple Exposures to Disasters
- Chapter 12 The Common Ground in the Mental Health Impacts of Emergencies, Incidents, Disasters, Disease Outbreaks, and Conflict, and a Framework for Responding to People’s Needs
- Section 2 Clinical Aspects of Traumatic Injuries, Epidemics, and Pandemics
- Section 3 The Role of the Public in Emergencies: Survivors, Bystanders, and Volunteers
- Section 4 Responses to Meet the Mental Health Needs of People Affected by Emergencies, Major Incidents, and Pandemics
- Section 5 Sustaining and Caring for Staff During Emergencies
- Section 6 Designing, Leading, and Managing Responses to Emergencies and Pandemics
- Section 7 Key Lessons for the Way Forward
- A Glossary of Selected Key Terms Used in This Book
- Index
- References
Chapter 7 - The Impacts of Urbanising the World’s Population on Emergencies, Incidents, Disasters, and Disease Outbreaks
from Section 1 - The Nature and Impacts of Twenty-First-Century Healthcare Emergencies
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Book contents
- Major Incidents, Pandemics and Mental Health
- Major Incidents, Pandemics and Mental Health
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Boxes
- Contributors
- Foreword by Dr Adrian James
- Foreword by Professor David Lockey
- Section 1 The Nature and Impacts of Twenty-First-Century Healthcare Emergencies
- Chapter 1 Emergencies, Incidents, Disasters, Disease Outbreaks, and Mental Health
- Chapter 2 How the World Views Trauma and Trauma Care
- Chapter 3 How the World Views the Mental Health Implications of Traumatic Events, Major Incidents, and Serious Contagious Diseases
- Chapter 4 Two Personal Perspectives on Trauma and Recovery
- Chapter 5 How Emergencies, Incidents, Disasters, and Disease Outbreaks Affect People and Healthcare Practitioners
- Chapter 6 The Impact of Emergencies, Terrorism, and Disease on Children and Their Families
- Chapter 7 The Impacts of Urbanising the World’s Population on Emergencies, Incidents, Disasters, and Disease Outbreaks
- Chapter 8 Myths About Disasters
- Chapter 9 Primary and Secondary Stressors
- Chapter 10 The Differing Challenges Posed by Big Bang, Rising Tide, and Longer-Term Incidents Affecting Local and Dispersed Populations
- Chapter 11 Mental Health in the Context of Multiple Exposures to Disasters
- Chapter 12 The Common Ground in the Mental Health Impacts of Emergencies, Incidents, Disasters, Disease Outbreaks, and Conflict, and a Framework for Responding to People’s Needs
- Section 2 Clinical Aspects of Traumatic Injuries, Epidemics, and Pandemics
- Section 3 The Role of the Public in Emergencies: Survivors, Bystanders, and Volunteers
- Section 4 Responses to Meet the Mental Health Needs of People Affected by Emergencies, Major Incidents, and Pandemics
- Section 5 Sustaining and Caring for Staff During Emergencies
- Section 6 Designing, Leading, and Managing Responses to Emergencies and Pandemics
- Section 7 Key Lessons for the Way Forward
- A Glossary of Selected Key Terms Used in This Book
- Index
- References
Summary
More than half of the world’s population now live in urban areas, many of them in low- and low-middle-income countries with limited ability to support urban growth. Urban areas are inherently fragile. Many cities are desperately overcrowded, with poor building construction, limited access, poor or absent waste disposal, limited or no access to clean water, irregular supplies of food, unreliable power supplies, inadequate emergency services, and problems with crime and violence. Healthcare is often poor or absent, with an increased risk of communicable disease outbreaks. Supply chains can easily be interrupted. Urban poverty and slums are proliferating with informal dwellings in areas vulnerable to natural disasters. The nature of urban areas can increase the impact of disasters, as was shown by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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