U.S. Coast Guard Collision at Sea.

Abstract

The collision between the USCGC Cuyahoga and the motor vessel Santa Cruz II resulted in psychological distress among the Coast Guard crewmen. The U.S. Navy Special Pyschiatric Rapid Intervention Team (SPRINT) was activated to provide mental health services to ther Coast Guard survivors and others that had been affected by the disaster. The objective of this paper was to examine and summarize the clinical data recorded by the SPRINT, and to outline their approach to the intervention. The most prominent psychological reactions among the survivors were shock, anger, sadness and guilt. Spouses of the survivors in addition to dealing with bereavement, strove to understand their husbands' reactions to the accident. Variables identified by the SPRINT as being important to their success were communication with and support from the training center command, assurances of confidentiality to the survivors, and commencement of their work almost immediately following the collision. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1984
Accession Number
ADA145354

Entities

People

  • B. G. Mccaughey

Organizations

  • Naval Health Research Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accidents
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Classification
  • Coast Guard
  • Disasters
  • Education
  • Grief
  • Health
  • Health Services
  • Intervention
  • Medical Personnel
  • Mental Health
  • Mental Health Services
  • Security
  • Training
  • Traumatic Stress Disorder

Readers

  • Maritime Security/Maritime Homeland Security
  • Psychological Intervention/Treatment for Stress, Anxiety, PTSD, and Related Emotional and Cognitive Health Symptoms.
  • Systems Analysis and Design