1995
DOI: 10.1177/030802269505800505
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Trauma following Major Disasters: The Role of the Occupational Therapist

Abstract: The tragic loss of over 900 lives on the ferry Estonia in the Baltic Sea brought back many painful and bitter memories of similar disasters, such as Zeebrugger, the Marchioness and Piper Alpha, together with other disasters of a similar magnitude, such as Lockerble, the Bradford fire, Hillsborough, Clapham Common, Hungerford and the King's Cross fire, which are still in the minds of the public. Such well publicised disasters refocused attention on how society is ill-prepared and uncoordinated in the provision … Show more

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“…The OPI discussed most often was sleep disturbances and difficulties (see Alers, 2014; Davis, 1999;Dutra et al, 2016;Eakman et al, 2017;Gerardi, 2009;Hyter et al, 2002;Kjorstad et al, 2005;Pizur-Barnekow & Erickson, 2011;Plach & Sells, 2013;Precin, 2011a;Rivers & Saunders, 2016;Roberts, 1995;Rogers et al, 2014;Scaffa, Gerardi, Herzberg, & McColl, 2006;Smith-Forbes et al, 2014;Speicher et al, 2014). As well, preschool-age children who have been exposed to trauma may experience flashbacks and nightmares, which can cause a decrease in both the quality and quantity of their sleep that further affects concentration and disrupts productive occupations like educational performance (see Alers, 2014; Davis, 1999;Kjorstad et al, 2005), which can further affect productive occupations, such as educational performance, as a result of decreased concentration (Alers, 2014).…”
Section: Ptsd Impacts a Range Of Occupationsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The OPI discussed most often was sleep disturbances and difficulties (see Alers, 2014; Davis, 1999;Dutra et al, 2016;Eakman et al, 2017;Gerardi, 2009;Hyter et al, 2002;Kjorstad et al, 2005;Pizur-Barnekow & Erickson, 2011;Plach & Sells, 2013;Precin, 2011a;Rivers & Saunders, 2016;Roberts, 1995;Rogers et al, 2014;Scaffa, Gerardi, Herzberg, & McColl, 2006;Smith-Forbes et al, 2014;Speicher et al, 2014). As well, preschool-age children who have been exposed to trauma may experience flashbacks and nightmares, which can cause a decrease in both the quality and quantity of their sleep that further affects concentration and disrupts productive occupations like educational performance (see Alers, 2014; Davis, 1999;Kjorstad et al, 2005), which can further affect productive occupations, such as educational performance, as a result of decreased concentration (Alers, 2014).…”
Section: Ptsd Impacts a Range Of Occupationsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Posttraumatic stress disorder is commonly seen in clients treated by occupational therapists providing services in mental health settings (Froehlich, 1992;Short-DeGraff & Engelmann, 1992). The occupational therapy literature has explored the occurrence of posttraumatic stress disorder following major disasters (Roberts, 1995), such as airline accidents, refugee trauma (Driver & Beltran, 1998), homelessness experienced by women (Davis & Kutter, 1998), and work-related back injury (Phillips, Bruehl, & Harden, 1997…”
Section: Overview Of Traumatic Hand Injuries and Posttraumatic Stressmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Other themes in the literature were developing or specialised areas of practice for example methods of coping with tranquilliser misuse (Blank,1990); treatment approaches for people with eating disorder in Australia (Lim and Agnew, 1994); occupational therapy following major disaster (Roberts, 1995); theoretic principles used by occupational therapists in play therapy (Telford and Ainscough, 1995) and anger management (O'Neill, 1995a,b) These articles are valuable in alerting practitioners to developments in the profession and they supply a useful introduction to them, but they could indicate that occupational therapists prefer to diversify and extend the boundaries of practice rather than to justify and substantiate current practice.…”
Section: Specialised Areasmentioning
confidence: 99%