Disasters, Diagnosis, and Distress: Multiple Perspectives, Populations, and Methodologies

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue focuses on disaster mental health, an important topic in today’s world in which disasters are increasing in both numbers and magnitude. A succession of different disasters in the last several decades have exposed the limitations of traditional ways of approaching disaster interventions and research, requiring unique considerations and innovative approaches. The articles in this Special Issue respond to these challenges by featuring studies examining many disaster types, populations of survivors and first responders, and different research methods including quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods. The authors’ expertise in psychiatric nosology, broad experience with mixed methods in disaster research, and extensive, longstanding, and pioneering research on disasters of all types provide a unique perspective and approach to this subject. A featured article on the recent COVID-19 pandemic brings together the collective experience of this team of investigators to anticipate oncoming issues inherent in this worldwide disaster that are becoming increasingly apparent as this disaster continues to unfold.

Prof. Dr. Carol North
Prof. David Pollio
Prof. E. Whitney Pollio
Guest Editors

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