The 1983 Ash Wednesday bushfires in Victoria, Australia, were seminal in my traumatology learning. This paper describes the need to be cognisant of physical, psychological (cognitive, defensive, and emotional), and social consequences. The need is illustrated with clinical examples.
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Paul Valent
MBBS, DPM, FRANZCP
Consultant liaison psychiatrist, psychotherapist, traumatologist,
Co-founder and past president Australasian Society for Traumatic Stress Studies,
Writer.