Psychological first aid: Objectives, practicing, vulnerable groups and ethical rules to follow

Psychological first aid is an early psychosocial intervention approach which is applied during or after traumatic life events as disasters, accidents, terrorist attacks causing negative effects on individual and/or society. It focuses on determining basic physical and mental needs of individuals in...

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Published in:Psikiyatride güncel yaklaşimlar 2019-07, Vol.11 (3), p.351-362
Main Authors: Demircioğlu,Melis, Şeker,Zeynep, Aker,Ahmet Tamer
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Disasters
Felsefe & Psikoloji & Sosyoloji
First aid
Freezing
Intervention
Mental disorders
Mental health
Post traumatic stress disorder
Psychiatric-mental health nursing
Public health
Teenagers
Tıp
Trauma
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Summary:Psychological first aid is an early psychosocial intervention approach which is applied during or after traumatic life events as disasters, accidents, terrorist attacks causing negative effects on individual and/or society. It focuses on determining basic physical and mental needs of individuals in major events. The main objectives of psychological first aid are giving psychoeducation about acute stress symptoms, supporting normalization of the process and stabilization, easing going back to normal life before the event, and protecting individuals from long term consequences of the traumatic event. In this review, the main objectives of psychological first aid, application process and research outcomes in different cultures are presented.
ISSN:1309-0658
1309-0674
DOI:10.18863/pgy.468532