ABSTRACT
One of the most important topics mentioned by people from places affected by the February 27th, 2010 earthquake to the Presidential Delegation for the Reconstruction, was the urgent need of mental health care. Given the enormous individual and social burden of mental health sequelae after disasters, its treatment becomes a critical issue. In this article, we propose several actions to be implemented in Chile in the context of the process of recovery and reconstruction, including optimization of social communication and media response to disasters; designing and deployment of a national strategy for volunteer service; training of primary care staff in screening and initial management of post-traumatic stress reactions; and training, continuous education and clinical supervision of a critical number of therapists in evidence-based therapies for conditions specifically related to stress.
Subject(s)
Humans , Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic/psychology , Community Mental Health Services/organization & administration , Disaster Planning/organization & administration , Earthquakes , Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic/rehabilitation , Volunteers/education , Chile , Community Mental Health Services/standards , Crisis Intervention , Inservice TrainingABSTRACT
Este artigo visa obter maior conhecimento sobre o Transtorno do Estresse Pós-Traumático (TEPT) após sua autora haver vivenciado a tragédia ocorrida em Nova Iorque em setembro de 2001. O artigo tem o objetivo de relatar essa experiência vivida após tais atentados terroristas relacionando-a ao TEPT na tentativa de interpretar e compreender o evento a partir dessa vivência pessoal. Pode-se, assim, contribuir para o atendimento aos clientes que buscam suporte e consolo após a vivência de traumas e ter-se-á condições de socorrê-los com maior conhecimento, obtendo recursos para o seu enfrentamento e ajudando-os na procura do funcionamento integrado e do bem estar