title: Mental health disaster response: nursing interventions across the life span.
abstract: In the aftermath of a natural disaster, adult survivors often move through the following phases of disaster response: Heroic Phase, Honeymoon Phase, Disillusionment Phase, and Reconstruction Phase. Understanding age-related responses to traumatic events such as a tornado enables mental health clinicians to individualize appropriate interventions and prevent or diminish emotional sequelae such as post-traumatic stress disorders. Psychiatric-mental health nurses are encouraged to attend local Red Cross disaster training to be prepared should the need arise for mobilization of mental health disaster response teams in your community.
authors.affiliation: Vanderbilt University School of Nursing, Nashville, Tennessee 37240-0008, USA.
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Adams
authors.forename: E K
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Dolfie
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Feren
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Love
authors.forename: S W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Taylor
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004190:Disasters; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000209:etiology* / Q000451:nursing*; D008875:Middle Aged; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D012066:Relief Work; D013714:Tennessee