Disaster Psychiatry: Readiness, Evaluation, and Treatment provides a thorough overview of the topic of Disaster Psychiatry as well as a practical guide for managing the myriad of clinical presentations encountered by psychiatrists and other mental health workers dealing with acute and protracted reactions to overwhelming mass trauma. The recommendations are evidenced-based and backed by extensive references. The text is peppered with clinical vignettes that bring the crises to life, and each chapter includes review questions that ensure the key points are driven home. With a scope extending from systems issues, hierarchy and overlap of involved agencies, to management of the individual patient, Disaster Psychiatry: Readiness, Evaluation, and Treatment is a comprehensive clinical manual, educating the psychiatrist already experienced in rendering disaster care as well as the interested clinician with as yet little direct experience in crisis treatment. James E. Nininger M.D., Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Cornell University Medical College, New York-Presbyterian Hospital