Psychiatry and Psychology

Psychological First Aid

Early psychosocial intervention approach used during or after traumatic life events as disasters, accidents, terrorist attacks causing negative effects on individual and/or society. It focuses on determining basic physical and mental needs of individuals in major events.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

Early psychosocial intervention approach used during or after traumatic life events as disasters, accidents, terrorist attacks causing negative effects on individual and/or society. It focuses on determining basic physical and mental needs of individuals in major events.

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Synonyms

1 entry terms
  • First Aid, Psychological

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12 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, education, ethics, history, instrumentation, legislation & jurisprudence, methods, organization & administration, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends.

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History Note

2022

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Previous Indexing

  • Emergency Services, Psychiatric (1996-2021)

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  1. F04.408.525w.500w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Psychological First Aid. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000088782. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000088782
  2. Psychological First Aid. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychological_first_aid
  3. Psychological First Aid. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17105385