A systematic literature search on psychological first aid: lack of evidence to develop guidelines

T Dieltjens, I Moonens, K Van Praet, E De Buck… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Background Providing psychological first aid (PFA) is generally considered to be an
important element in preliminary care of disaster victims. Using the best available scientific …

Nuclear disasters and health: lessons learned, challenges, and proposals

A Ohtsuru, K Tanigawa, A Kumagai, O Niwa… - The Lancet, 2015 - thelancet.com
Past nuclear disasters, such as the atomic bombings in 1945 and major accidents at nuclear
power plants, have highlighted similarities in potential public health effects of radiation in …

Five challenges when managing mass casualty or disaster situations: a review study

K Hugelius, J Becker, A Adolfsson - International journal of environmental …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Background: Managing mass casualty or disaster incidents is challenging to any person or
organisation. Therefore, this paper identifies and describes common challenges to …

A refugee camp in the centre of Europe: clinical characteristics of asylum seekers arriving in Brussels

G van Berlaer, FB Carbonell, S Manantsoa… - BMJ open, 2016 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Background In the summer of 2015, the exodus of Syrian war refugees and saturation of
refugee camps in neighbouring countries led to the influx of asylum-seekers in European …

Addressing culture and context in humanitarian response: preparing desk reviews to inform mental health and psychosocial support

MC Greene, MJD Jordans, BA Kohrt, P Ventevogel… - Conflict and …, 2017 - Springer
Delivery of effective mental health and psychosocial support programs requires knowledge
of existing health systems and socio-cultural context. To respond rapidly to humanitarian …

From science to policy and practice: A critical assessment of knowledge management before, during, and after environmental public health disasters

M Généreux, M Lafontaine, A Eykelbosh - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Canada regularly faces environmental public health (EPH) disasters. Given the importance
of evidence-based, risk-informed decision-making, we aimed to critically assess the …

Improving the science and evidence base of disaster response: a policy research study

IA Jillson, M Clarke, C Allen, S Waller… - BMC health services …, 2019 - Springer
Background In order to elicit the knowledge, experience, and attitudes of individuals
involved in disaster response with regard to evidence-based best practices, Evidence Aid …

Decision-making at the sharp end: a survey of literature related to decision-making in humanitarian contexts

P Knox Clarke, L Campbell - Journal of International Humanitarian Action, 2020 - Springer
In a humanitarian response, leaders are often tasked with making large numbers of
decisions, many of which have significant consequences, in situations of urgency and …

Macropsychology, policy, and global health.

M MacLachlan - American Psychologist, 2014 - psycnet.apa.org
In this article I argue for the development of a macro perspective within psychology, akin to
that found in macroeconomics. Macropsychology is the application of psychology to factors …

Effect of psycho-social support by teachers on improving mental health and hope of adolescents in an earthquake-affected district in Nepal: A cluster randomized …

R Dhital, A Shibanuma, M Miyaguchi, J Kiriya, M Jimba - PloS one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Adolescents can be prone to mental health problems such as post-traumatic
stress disorder (PTSD) and depression following disasters. School teachers can provide …