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This comprehensive analysis addresses the United States' alarming lack of preparedness to respond effectively to a massive disaster as evidenced by Hurricane Katrina. First, a timeline of problematic response events during and after Hurricane Katrina orients readers to some of the specific problems encountered at different levels of government. Second, a list of the "Dirty Dozen"--12 major failures that have occurred in prior disasters, which also contributed to inadequate response during and after Hurricane Katrina--is presented. Third, this article encourages expanding psychology's role beyond the treatment of trauma to encompass disaster planning and mitigation efforts from a broader public health perspective. Finally, areas for important interdisciplinary research in human behavior that will influence our nation's overall preparedness for future catastrophes are identified, and ways psychologists can become personally involved beyond treating casualties are discussed.
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Disaster Planning/methods , Disasters , Psychology/methods , Public Health/methods , Relief Work , Communication , Cooperative Behavior , Group Processes , Humans , United StatesABSTRACT
La Psicología clínica de la salud ha recorrido un largo camino hasta convertirse en un campo respetado tanto en la psicologíacomo en todo el ámbito médico. Este trabajo examina el desarrollo de la psicología clínica de la salud en los Estados Unidos yen el mundo, y explora las actuales contribuciones que la psicología ha realizado para facilitar una mejor comprensión delpapel que tiene la conducta y los procesos psicológicos en la salud física y en el bienestar individual. Se examinan las intervencionesactuales, con base empírica, tales como el abandono del tabaco y el dolor crónico
Clinical health psychology has traveled a long road in becoming a respected field in both psychology as well as the medicalfield as a whole. This paper examines the growth of clinical health psychology in the United States and throughout the worldand it explores the current contributions clinical health psychology has made to facilitate a better understanding of the role ofbehavior and psychological processes in medical health and individual well being. Current empirically supported interventionssuch as smoking cessation interventions and chronic pain interventions are examined
