Radiation Studies Branch
Psychological First Aid in Radiation Disasters

Resources

The following topics can deepen and broaden your understanding of mental health preparedness in radiation disasters:

Psychological First Aid Training

Psychological and Behavioral Issues Healthcare Providers Need to Know when Treating Patients Following a Radiation Event

Disaster Response Education and Training Project, Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress: A Program of Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, Maryland
https://www.cstsonline.org/assets/media/documents/CSTS_issues_radiation%20event.pdf

Psychological First Aid: A Field Operations Guide

Brymer, M., Jacobs, A., Layne, C., Pynoos, R., Ruzek, J., Steinberg, A., Vernberg, E., and Watson, P. (July 2006).
Psychological First Aid: Field Operations Guide, Second Edition.
http://www.ptsd.va.gov/professional/manuals/psych-first-aid.asp

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

http://www.samhsa.gov

Radiation Emergency Training and Information

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Radiation Studies Branch

http://www.emergency.cdc.gov/radiation
rsbinfo@cdc.gov

Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors

http://www.crcpd.org/

Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site

http://orise.orau.gov/reacts/

Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute

http://www.afrri.usuhs.mil/

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Radiation Event Medical Management

http://www.remm.nlm.gov/