Cultural diversity in the integration of disaster mental health and public health: A case study in response to bioterrorism

International Journal of Emergency Mental Health

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 23-31

  Ng, Anthony T ^a,b,c  

^a UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION   (United States)

^c Reich Ng and Associates LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioterrorism; Culture; Disaster; Mental health; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Public health; Resilience

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; COMMUNITY; COPING BEHAVIOR; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; GRIEF; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LANGUAGE; LIFE EVENT; MENTAL HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

BIOTERRORISM; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCY SERVICES, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 18144426369     PISSN: 15224821     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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