Psychosocial capacity building in response to disasters / Joshua L. Miller.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The social ecology of disaster -- Responding to disasters : the field of disaster mental health and the role of -- Helping professionals -- Conceptualizing disasters -- The phenomenology of disasters : the impact on individuals, families and communities -- Sources of resiliency -- Vulnerable populations : risk, resiliency and how to help -- Discourses of disaster response and recovery -- Psychosocial capacity building -- The use of groups and activities -- Responding to disasters caused by intergroup conflict -- Collective memorializing -- Disaster distress and self care.