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Psychological First Aid

Journal of Mental Health Counseling, 2007
Psychological First Aid (PFA) consists of a systematic set of helping actions aimed at reducing initial post-trauma distress and supporting short- and long-term adaptive functioning. Designed as an initial component of a comprehensive disaster/trauma response, PFA is constructed around eight core actions: contact and engagement, safety and comfort ...
Josef I. Ruzek, Melissa J. Brymer, Anne K. Jacobs, Christopher M. Layne, Eric M. Vernberg, Patricia J. Watson   +5 more
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First responders and psychological first aid

Journal of Emergency Management, 2017
Emergencies and disasters are common and occur on a daily basis. Although most survivors will not experience any long-term negative mental health effects, some will. First responders tend to have first contact with the survivors and, therefore, are in a position to provide needed mental health assistance to survivors.
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Psychological First Aid for Outdoor Programs

2020
This chapter presents opportunities for practitioners to prepare themselves to address mental health challenges among participants in outdoor program settings, and important mental health prevention and response strategies to use in practice. Risk management in outdoor settings has evolved to include a focus on social, emotional, and psychological ...
Christine Lynn Norton, Anita R. Tucker, Scott Bandoroff   +2 more
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Canine Complements to Psychological First Aid

Human-animal interaction bulletin, 2019
Abstract Psychological First Aid (PFA) is a well-established, evidence-informed behavioral health intervention designed for use by mental health and other disaster-relief responders to help support survivors following a disaster. Establishing connections, supporting adaptive coping, enhancing emotional and physical comfort, and providing ...
Yvonne Eaton-Stull, Craig Sewall
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First-aid management of psychological emergencies: 1

British Journal of Nursing, 1993
Psychological emergencies are complex events whose management requires considerable skill on the part of the nurse aider. This article, the first in a series on the management of psychological emergencies, outlines the main areas of assessment and the nurse-aid management of a psychologically disturbed person.
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First-aid management of psychological emergencies: 2

British Journal of Nursing, 1993
Although disasters are not common in our society it is important that all nurses are prepared to help if one occurs in their locality. This article explores what nurse aiders can do in the emergency situation when faced with people suffering psychological reactions to disasters.
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Psychological First Aid

2021
Atsuro Tsutsumi, Takashi Izutsu
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Psychological first-aid: a practical aide-memoire.

Aviation, space, and environmental medicine, 1995
Despite advances made in recent years in medical first aid, psychiatric intervention, survival training and equipment design, many people still perish quickly during and immediately following a disastrous event. In this study, individuals and groups of survivors of life-threatening events were debriefed and the behavior of those who coped well during ...
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Psychosocial Intervention and Psychological First Aid

2023
In recent years, both globally and in our country, the occurrences of disasters, pandemics, crises, migrations, and wars have been increasing. In such situations, people experience losses, and after these losses, they face various challenges in order to continue their lives.
SARGIN, Nurten, DEMİRELLİ, Mehmet Akif
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Psychological First Aid

The American Journal of Nursing, 1944
N. V. B., William B. Terhune
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