First Responder’s Guide to Abnormal Psychology Applications for Police, Firefighters and Rescue Personnel /

• Main Authors: Dorfman, William I. (Author), Walker, Lenore E. A. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2007.
• Subjects: Psychology.; Psychiatry.; Emergency medicine.; Criminology.; Clinical psychology.; Clinical Psychology.; Law and Psychology.; Emergency Services.; Criminology & Criminal Justice.

Natural disasters. Hostage situations. Terror attacks. During these and other emergency situations, first responders make split-second judgments: evaluating risks, identifying dangerous conditions, and—often the hardest job of all—attending to those distressed and disturbed by their ordeal. First Re...

Table of Contents:

• The Role and Importance of First Responders in Dealing with Psychologically Disordered Individuals
• Normal vs. Abnormal Behavior: A Continuum
• Key Mental Health Issues in the Criminal Justice and Emergency Medical Systems
• Disorders of the Brain and Central Nervous System
• The Psychotic Disorders
• The Mood Disorders
• The Anxiety, Somatoform and Dissociative Disorders
• The Personality Disorders
• The Substance Use Disorders
• Crisis, Terrorism and Trauma-Based Disorders
• Therapeutic Justice
• Mental Disorders in Youth.