Crisis : how to help yourself and others in distress or danger /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Hoff, Lee Ann
Corporate Author:	ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2014]
Subjects:	Crisis management. Crisis intervention (Mental health services) Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Introduction: building on a rich history
Part I: People in crisis: how do they feel, think, and act, and how can we help?
Chapter 1: Life crises: how to avoid danger and grasp opportunity
Chapter 2: Recognizing different faces of distress on the road to full-blown crisis
Chapter 3: What to do: how to cope and avoid disastrous crisis outcomes.
Part II: Life-threatening crises: suicide, abuse, and violence toward others.
Chapter 4: A cry for help: suicide and other self-destructive behaviors
Chapter 5: Victimization by violence, sexual assault, and emotional abuse
Chapter 6: The violent and abusive person: preventing violence is everybody's business.
Part III: Crises arising from unexpected stressful events and life cycle passages.
Chapter 7: Threats to health status from a serious illness or accident
Chapter 8: Loss of job, home, and financial security
Chapter 9: Life cycle changes, loss and growth: from birth to death
Conclusion: vision for global action: research, education, and practice.