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Disasters and People with Serious Mental Illness
From the Introduction: "This issue of the 'Supplemental Research Bulletin' focuses on the experiences of individuals with serious mental illness (SMI) before, during, and after disasters. In this issue, we use 'individuals with SMI' to refer to individuals with schizophrenia, major depression, bipolar disorder, and/or posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Although individuals with other mental illnesses, such as borderline personality disorder, panic disorder, and obsessive-compulsive disorder, may be considered to have SMI, we limited the mental illnesses we included in our definition within this issue to those mental illnesses most frequently associated with SMI in the disaster behavioral health research literature."
United States. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
2019-08
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First Responders: Behavioral Health Concerns, Emergency Response, and Trauma
"This issue of the 'Supplemental Research Bulletin' focuses on mental health and substance use (behavioral health) concerns in first responders. It is estimated that 30 percent of first responders develop behavioral health conditions including, but not limited to, depression and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), as compared with 20 percent in the general population (Abbot et al., 2015). In a study about suicidality, firefighters were reported to have higher attempt and ideation rates than the general population (Stanley et al., 2016). In law enforcement, the estimates suggest between 125 and 300 police officers commit suicide every year (Badge of Life, 2016). First responders are usually the first on the scene to face challenging, dangerous, and draining situations. They are also the first to reach out to disaster survivors and provide emotional and physical support to them. These duties, although essential to the entire community, are strenuous to first responders and with time put them at an increased risk of trauma. The purposes of this publication are to discuss the challenges encountered by first responders during regular duty as well as following disasters; shed more light on the risks and behavioral health consequences (such as PTSD, stress, and depression) of serving as a first responder; and present steps that can be taken to reduce these risks either on the individual or institutional levels"
United States. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
2018-05
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Disaster Technical Assistance Center Supplemental Research Bulletin: Mass Violence and Behavioral Health
"This issue of the 'Supplemental Research Bulletin' focuses on how mass violence affects the behavioral health of adult and young (child and adolescent) survivors or witnesses of a mass violence incident. We discuss the phases of response experienced by survivors, as well as immediate and long-term reactions among adults and children and youth. This issue goes on to provide information on immediate and longterm interventions and the effects of mass media exposure following a mass violence incident. We briefly discuss the lack of research evidence in support of the idea that individuals with mental health issues are more likely than others to be perpetrators of incidents of mass violence. We conclude the issue with an examination of resilience."
United States. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
2017-09
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DTAC Supplemental Research Bulletin: Stronger Together: An in-Depth Look at Selected Community-Level Approaches to Disaster Behavioral Health
"This issue of the' Supplemental Research Bulletin' focuses on selected programs and approaches that can be used to help whole communities fare better during and after disasters in terms of behavioral health (mental health and substance use issues). The issue covers resilience-based approaches begun prior to a disaster; the Crisis Counseling Assistance and Training Program (CCP); and Psychological Simple Triage and Rapid Treatment (PsySTART)."
United States. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
2016-08
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DTAC Supplemental Research Bulletin: Disaster Behavioral Health Interventions Inventory
"This Supplemental Research Bulletin is an inventory rather than a review of current research in the field of disaster behavioral health (DBH). The inventory primarily comprises disaster-specific interventions, although several may also be used to assist people who are suffering with distress or disorders associated with other types of traumatic events. The interventions used to support survivors of other types of traumatic events are generally applicable to disaster survivors in the later stages of response activities. Finally, a few of the interventions (those used in the long-term recovery phase of disaster) are applicable only when the survivors have been fully assessed by a licensed or certified professional and determined to have a diagnosable disorder, such as major depression, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), or other anxiety-related disorders."
United States. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
2016-05
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DTAC Supplemental Research Bulletin: Challenges and Considerations in Disaster Research
"This issue of SAMHSA [Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration] Disaster Technical Assistance Center's 'Supplemental Research Bulletin,' 'Challenges and Considerations in Disaster Research,' addresses the ethical and operational concerns in research design, participant recruitment, data collection, and data interpretation during disaster research. The purpose of this issue is for researchers to learn about and anticipate procedural challenges that can only be overcome by prior planning, including having a research team properly trained in and prepared for the unique aspects of disaster research (Lavin et al., 2012)."
United States. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
2016-01
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DTAC Supplemental Research Bulletin: Traumatic Stress and Suicide After Disasters
"This issue of the Supplemental Research Bulletin focuses on research highlights related to traumatic stress and suicide, including suicide rates, suicidal ideation, and suicide plans and attempts, in relation to disasters. These topics are particularly timely in that climate change may lead to more extreme weather over time, or to shifts in seasonal weather patterns, highlighting the need for all-hazards preparedness throughout the year, as well as a coordinated disaster response that incorporates physical safety, health, and behavioral health."
United States. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
2015-08
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The Prevalence of Substance Misuse Among Disaster Response Workers: A Review of the Literature
"Those responders who are also survivors have the added stress of concerns for their own and their family's safety and personal losses, making this group a high-risk population for negative mental health outcomes. As disaster preparedness officials identify avenues to mitigate the stress and other negative mental health effects of disasters, their attention has been drawn to the responders. Researchers are just beginning to gather data on this population and their coping strategies, including substance use and misuse. While there is a dearth of current research on the prevalence of substance misuse among disaster response workers, recent anecdotal evidence points to a growing number of response workers turning to substance use as a coping strategy. It is important to note, too, that the reference to substance use encompasses the growing concern about the misuse of prescription medication (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration [SAMHSA], 2013). In this issue, we highlight studies from four articles about the prevalence of substance misuse among disaster response workers, in order to seek an understanding of the relationship between, specifically, the stress of disaster response work and substance use as well as misuse."
United States. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
2013-05
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Children and Disasters
"Over the last several decades, there has been a considerable amount of research conducted to study the behavioral health impact of disasters. SAMHSA [Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration] DTAC [Disaster Technical Assistance Center] introduces the first issue of the Supplemental DTAC Research Bulletin, which will be published bi-annually. The purpose of the Research Bulletin is to provide practitioners, planners, and other responders a summary of the most recently published research and literature reviews. Each of the Supplemental Research Bulletins will highlight a number of chosen articles related to a specific topic of interest. In this first Research Bulletin, we examine the topic of the emotional impact that natural and man-made disasters have on children and youth."
United States. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
2012-07
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