2012-05-10T18:07:24Z Copyright (c) 2012, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/about/people/e/eisenman_david.html http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR493z1.html 2007-12-11T07:24:00Z 2007-12-11T07:24:00Z

Provides a curricula that can be used to train hospital and clinic staff as well as department of mental health staff about how to prepare for and respond to the psychological consequences of large-scale disasters.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9086.html 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

A severe public health crisis could require onerous or controversial control measures whose success will depend on the extent to which everyone cooperates.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WR335.html 2005-12-09T11:08:00Z 2005-12-09T11:08:00Z

The Task Force on International Trauma Training, has developed evidence- and consensus-based guidelines for the mental health training of primary healthcare providers (PHPs) in conflict-affected developing countries. This article presents the Guidelines.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/reprints/RP1276.html 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Assesses whether women, heterosexual men, and gay/bisexual men with HIV who experienced or perpetrated abuse within a close relationship were likely to engage in unprotected intercourse with that same partner.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20100107.html 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

A novel and practical quality improvement tool can help hospitals and clinics plan for and respond to the psychological consequences of catastrophic events that create a surge of psychological casualties presenting for health care.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20080905.html 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Latino patients with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) often report feeling sad, anxious, nervous, or fearful. Most expressed their desire to receive mental health treatment and preferred psychotherapy over psychotropic medications.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20090309.html 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Chronic medical and mental illness and disability increase vulnerability to disasters.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20060111.html 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Increasing individual preparedness for disasters, including large-scale terrorist attacks, is a significant concern of public health planners.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20030805.html 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

Latino immigrants in primary care in Los Angeles have a high prevalence of exposure to political violence before immigrating to the United States.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20070619.html 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

The authors sought to examine whether diffusion of new HIV technologies differed by gender in the United States.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20070419.html 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

The authors studied the experience of Hurricane Katrina evacuees to better understand factors influencing evacuation decisions in impoverished, mainly minority communities that were most severely affected by the disaster.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20070420.html 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

This study identifies the specific components of trust that may influence community response to a bioterrorist attack.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20040905.html 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Relatively little attention has been paid to precisely how the public will respond to bioterrorism.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20040005.html 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Public health departments' effectiveness during catastrophic bioterrorism will require trust on the part of diverse communities.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20060315.html 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mental health care for trauma-exposed populations in conflict-affected developing countries is often provided by PHPs.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20030204.html 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

Further research is required to understand the association of violence with health care among gay/bisexual men with HIV/AIDS.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9300.html 2007-12-08T23:16:00Z 2007-12-08T23:16:00Z

This research brief describes findings from HIV Costs and Services Utilization Study surveys on the prevalence of mental health and substance abuse problems for persons with HIV, access to appropriate care, and ability to adhere to treatment.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/drafts/DRU2919z1.html 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

This issue paper describes some of the major challenges that the psychological consequences of a bioterror attack will pose, and proposes specific strategies for dealing effectively with those challenges.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR493.html 2007-11-30T20:45:00Z 2007-11-30T20:45:00Z

Provides a curriculum that can be used to train hospital and clinic staff about how to prepare for and respond to the psychological consequences of large-scale disasters.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20090507.html 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Low-income immigrant Latinos are particularly vulnerable to disasters because they are both ill-prepared and disproportionately affected.