doi.org/10.1017/S0312897000014193
Article type: Original Research
1 January 1987
Volume 12 Issue 3
doi.org/10.1017/S0312897000014193
Article type: Original Research
1 January 1987
Volume 12 Issue 3
Personal and Family Responses to Disaster: The Longer Term Perspective
Affiliations
1 Department Child and Family Psychiatry, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
Contributions
Rob Gordon -
Ruth Wraith -
Rob Gordon1
Ruth Wraith1
Affiliations
1 Department Child and Family Psychiatry, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
CITATION: Gordon R., & Wraith R. (1987). Personal and Family Responses to Disaster: The Longer Term Perspective. Children Australia, 12(3), 618. doi.org/10.1017/S0312897000014193
Abstract
The disruption of disasters and the protracted recovery period following, can cause a variety of problems in the longer term. The authors identify a number of problems from clinical work with bushfire-affected families, including deterioration in the general fabric of family life, disruption of children's developmental pathways, reactivation of past traumatic experiences, and changes in self-concept and identity. The community context of assistance is emphasised.