List of Boxes, Figures, Tables, and Appendices ............. vii
Preface ..................................................... ix
Acknowledgments ............................................ xxi
1 The Social Ecology of Disasters .............................. 1
2 Responding to Disasters: The Field of Disaster Mental
Health and the Role of Helping Professionals ................ 32
3 Conceptualizing Disasters ................................... 57
4 The Phenomenology of Disasters: The Impact on Individuals,
Families, and Communities ................................... 85
5 Sources of Resiliency ...................................... 113
6 Vulnerable Populations: Risk, Resiliency, and How to Help .. 136
7 Discourses of Disaster Response and Recovery ............... 153
8 Psychosocial Capacity Building ............................. 190
9 The Use of Groups and Activities ........................... 220
10 Responding to Disasters Caused by Intergroup Conflict ...... 247
11 Collective Memorializing ................................... 283
12 Disaster Distress and Self-Care ............................ 300
Conclusion ................................................. 320
References ................................................. 321
Index ...................................................... 349
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