Geriatric Mental Health Disaster and Emergency Preparedness

adverse reactions to, 226
conclusion on, 226 – 227
for disaster coping/recovery, 221– 227
for disaster preparedness, 222
drug interactions with, 225 – 226
medicinal plant benefi ts and, 222
as mental health gateway, 221– 222
as nervines /adaptogens/ immunomodulators,
223
Herb-drug interactions, 225 – 226
Herman, J. L., 106
Hernandez, Brenda, 341
Hierarchy of needs, 183 –184
HIPAA. See Health Insurance Portability
and Accountability Act
Holocaust. See Israeli Holocaust survivors;
Nazi Holocaust
Hopelessness Scale, 145
House of Representatives Oversight Committee
of the Department of Homeland
Security, 51
Howe, Judy, 59
HRSA. See Health Services Resources
Administration
Hull, Randy, 97
Hurricane Hugo, 126 –128
Hurricane Juan, 96
Hurricane Katrina, 5, 8, 39, 59, 95, 343,
380
FEMA National Response Framework
and, 121
fi rst responders and, 157
geographical damage of, 71
government assistance trust, lack
of, 127
litigation during, 307– 308
major health issue of, 363
NGOs role, lack of, 123 –124
older person social isolation and, 124
person displacement by, 68
prescription medication, lack of, 291
PTSD after, 127
residential facility deaths and, 276
shelter offered during, 368 – 369
spirituality and, 229 – 230
SWiFT used during, 369
Hurricane Rita, 59, 68, 276, 380
Hypervigilance reaction, in PTSD,
334 – 335
Index 413
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IADLs. See Instrumental activities of daily
living
IAGG. See International Association of
Gerontology and Geriatrics
ICD-10. See International Classifi cation of
Disease
IDEAS. See Interprofessional Disaster/
Emergency Preparedness Action
Studies Project Group
Imagery-based interventions, for postdisaster
symptoms, 189
Inactive Ready Reserves (IRR), 329
Insomnia, 20 – 22, 191
Institute of Medicine (IOM), 249
Instrumental activities of daily living
(IADLs), 32, 282, 288
Interdisciplinary treatment team
as geriatric mental health resource,
249 –269
Choice and choosing process, 253
communication of, 252
EBP methods for, 253 – 255
narrative/refl ective practice techniques
of, 251
for older persons choice/choosing
process, 250
problem-solving simulations and,
260 – 268
quality of care and, 250, 252
quality of life and, 253
sample disaster prep scenarios for,
261–268
STEPS and, 252 – 253
team development/management of,
253 – 255
team maintenance of, 253 – 255,
259
training for, 253
International Association of Gerontology
and Geriatrics (IAGG), 91
International Classifi cation of Disease
(ICD-10), 298
International Federation of Red Cross, 43,
119, 120
International Longevity Center-USA,
167
International Society for Traumatic Stress
Studies (ISTSS), 370