Psychological care - Italy
Guidelines
- General Guidelines for psycho-social interventions to be adopted in the event of catastrophes [EN]
close attention to the problems of a psychological or psychiatric nature which may arise in the
persons directly affected as well as those involved in the relief services. Manifestations may be
acute or they may develop over time with repercussions in the long term.
Both natural disasters and those caused by humans, can be categorized, with reference to the
Official Journal n. 126 of May 12th 2001, on the basis of their scale as follows:
o catastrophic events of limited range
o catastrophic events beyond the means of local support structures
Both cases can be differentiated from individual and small scale emergencies in that they call for a
qualitatively different type of response. In fact the context of a grand scale emergency requires the
use of distinct procedures and methodologies which take into consideration the number of people
involved and the precariousness of the prevailing environmental conditions.
Experiences
- EMDR as treatment of post-traumatic reactions: A field study on child victims of an earthquake [EN]
and facilitated the processing of the traumatic experience.