Use of psychotropics in two employee groups directly affected by the events of September 11

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 53, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1366-1368

  McCarter, Loren ^a   Goldman, William ^a  

^a United Behavioral Health   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; DISASTER; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; EMPLOYEE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; MANAGED CARE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL STRESS; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRESCRIPTION; PSYCHOTHERAPY; TERRORISM; UNITED STATES; EMPLOYMENT; LIFE EVENT; MENTAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TIME;

EMPLOYMENT; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; TERRORISM; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036829684     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.53.11.1366     Document Type: Article

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