Jornal Internacional de Saúde Mental de Emergência e Resiliência Humana

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The ‘First Wave’: Earliest Intervention in Peritraumatic Processes among Survivors of Catastrophic Events

Killorin Riddell, Monty Clouse

A longitudinal perspective on findings of earliest reactions to catastrophic events and psychoanalytic and neurobiological approaches to treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Syndromes from a developmental framework is utilized to create consultation products for business contingency planning. Immediate intervention in peritraumatic processes protects the functionality of individuals and work groups charged with emergency response and recovery, and mitigates the cumulative impact of trauma upon the organizational system.