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Background to Post-Disaster Research Module
Ethics in Post-Disaster Research Module
Epidemiology Module
Health Service Research Module
Treatment Module
Probable Outcomes Module
Grant Module

Background to Post-Disaster Research Module (.pdf)

• To summarize the history of disaster mental health consequences
• To provide a conceptual framework that may guide post-disaster research
• To provide investigators with a summary of the key issues to consider before embarking on post-disaster research

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Ethics in Post-Disaster Research Module (.pdf)

• To summarize the history of ethical considerations in research
• To summarize the key human subjects concerns in post-disaster research
• To provide investigators with a summary of the key issues to be addressed when establishing research after disasters

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Epidemiology Module (.pdf)

• To summarize key epidemiologic principles that are applicable to post-disaster research
• To highlight epidemiologic study designs and analytic techniques that are important in the post-disaster context
• To provide investigators with a template for designing and implementing epidemiologic research after a disaster

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Health Services Research Module (.pdf)

• To discuss the role of health services research in the post-disaster period
• To provide a summary of how health services research methods can be applied to post-disaster research questions

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Treatment Module (.pdf)

• To discuss the key issues pertaining to post-disaster mental health consequences and treatment
• To summarize the concepts underlying mental health treatment as they are relevant to the post-disaster context
• To highlight techniques that are relevant to the evaluation of mental health treatment post-disasters

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Probable Outcomes Module (.pdf)

• To describe common outcomes (acute and chronic) that have been documented after disasters and implications for post-disaster research
• To describe the current status of the research literature, including risk factors and protective factors associated with post-disaster mental and physical health outcomes
• To discuss future research needs and directions

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Grant Module (.pdf)

• To outline the importance of grants as part of the research process
• To provide basic information on the different types of grants available to researchers
• To review the NIH grant process, which is one of the most important sources of funding available to researchers

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