title: Cognitive behavioral therapy for prolonged postdisaster distress.
abstract: In this article, we present and illustrate cognitive-behavioral therapy for postdisaster distress. The treatment is for individuals who show more than normal transient stress after disaster and functions as an intermediate step between traditional crisis counseling and longer-term mental health treatments. Thus, it is one part of a larger mental health disaster response and is designed to be implemented no sooner than 60 days post disaster. A clinical case demonstrates its process and technique in a community practice setting.
authors.affiliation: National Center for PTSD, VT 05009, USA. jeesica.hamblen@dartmouth.edu
authors.forename: Jessica L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Hamblen
authors.forename: Laura E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Gibson
authors.forename: Kim T
authors.initials: KT
authors.lastname: Mueser
authors.forename: Fran H
authors.initials: FH
authors.lastname: Norris
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D000359:Aftercare; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; D003419:Crisis Intervention; D004190:Disasters; D005260:Female; D006167:Guilt; D006801:Humans; D047851:September 11 Terrorist Attacks / Q000523:psychology; D012752:Shame; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*