Major Incidents, Pandemics and Mental Health The Psychosocial Aspects of Health Emergencies, Incidents, Disasters and Disease Outbreaks
Book contents
- Major Incidents, Pandemics and Mental Health
- Major Incidents, Pandemics and Mental Health
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Boxes
- Contributors
- Foreword by Dr Adrian James
- Foreword by Professor David Lockey
- Section 1 The Nature and Impacts of Twenty-First-Century Healthcare Emergencies
- Section 2 Clinical Aspects of Traumatic Injuries, Epidemics, and Pandemics
- Section 3 The Role of the Public in Emergencies: Survivors, Bystanders, and Volunteers
- Chapter 19 The Role of the Public: Understanding Group Processes in Emergencies, Incidents, Disasters, and Disease Outbreaks
- Chapter 20 Social Identity and Traumatic Stress in the Context of an Earthquake and a Pandemic
- Chapter 21 Mobilisation and Deterioration of Social Support Following Disasters Resulting from Natural and Human-Induced Hazards
- Chapter 22 Collective Responses to Terrorist Attacks
- Chapter 23 Collective Psychosocial Resilience as a Group Process Following Flooding
- Chapter 24 Facilitating the Public Response to COVID-19
- Chapter 25 The Social Psychology of Mass Casualty Decontamination in Chemical, Biological, Radiological, or Nuclear (CBRN) Incidents
- Chapter 26 Factors That Determine Wider Solidarity Responses After a Major Incident or Disaster
- Section 4 Responses to Meet the Mental Health Needs of People Affected by Emergencies, Major Incidents, and Pandemics
- Section 5 Sustaining and Caring for Staff During Emergencies
- Section 6 Designing, Leading, and Managing Responses to Emergencies and Pandemics
- Section 7 Key Lessons for the Way Forward
- A Glossary of Selected Key Terms Used in This Book
- Index
- References
Chapter 25 - The Social Psychology of Mass Casualty Decontamination in Chemical, Biological, Radiological, or Nuclear (CBRN) Incidents
from Section 3 - The Role of the Public in Emergencies: Survivors, Bystanders, and Volunteers
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 11 January 2024
Book contents
- Major Incidents, Pandemics and Mental Health
- Major Incidents, Pandemics and Mental Health
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Boxes
- Contributors
- Foreword by Dr Adrian James
- Foreword by Professor David Lockey
- Section 1 The Nature and Impacts of Twenty-First-Century Healthcare Emergencies
- Section 2 Clinical Aspects of Traumatic Injuries, Epidemics, and Pandemics
- Section 3 The Role of the Public in Emergencies: Survivors, Bystanders, and Volunteers
- Chapter 19 The Role of the Public: Understanding Group Processes in Emergencies, Incidents, Disasters, and Disease Outbreaks
- Chapter 20 Social Identity and Traumatic Stress in the Context of an Earthquake and a Pandemic
- Chapter 21 Mobilisation and Deterioration of Social Support Following Disasters Resulting from Natural and Human-Induced Hazards
- Chapter 22 Collective Responses to Terrorist Attacks
- Chapter 23 Collective Psychosocial Resilience as a Group Process Following Flooding
- Chapter 24 Facilitating the Public Response to COVID-19
- Chapter 25 The Social Psychology of Mass Casualty Decontamination in Chemical, Biological, Radiological, or Nuclear (CBRN) Incidents
- Chapter 26 Factors That Determine Wider Solidarity Responses After a Major Incident or Disaster
- Section 4 Responses to Meet the Mental Health Needs of People Affected by Emergencies, Major Incidents, and Pandemics
- Section 5 Sustaining and Caring for Staff During Emergencies
- Section 6 Designing, Leading, and Managing Responses to Emergencies and Pandemics
- Section 7 Key Lessons for the Way Forward
- A Glossary of Selected Key Terms Used in This Book
- Index
- References
Summary
Large-scale incidents that involve chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear (CBRN) material, whether accidental or deliberate, remain a high-impact public health threat. This chapter describes research in which the social identity approach has been applied to examine the psychosocial aspects involved in the process of decontamination. It focuses on the willingness and ability of members of the public to undergo decontamination. This research programme highlights the role of social identity in shaping public behaviour and affecting public health outcomes during incidents involving mass decontamination. It identifies that, during incidents requiring decontamination, the relationship between responders and members of the public is likely to play a key part in shaping public behaviour. It proposes that effective communication must begin prior to an incident occurring, continuing into the early stages and throughout the duration of the incident. It also proposes several actions that responders should take to facilitate the decontamination process and its outcomes.
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- Major Incidents, Pandemics and Mental HealthThe Psychosocial Aspects of Health Emergencies, Incidents, Disasters and Disease Outbreaks, pp. 173 - 179Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024
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