Psychological response to mass casualty terrorism: Guidelines for physicians

Primary Care Companion to the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 49-52

  Fetter, Jeffrey C ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; HYDROCORTISONE; PROPRANOLOL;

ANXIETY; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; CHEMICAL WARFARE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DISASTER; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; PHYSICIAN; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; SAFETY; SEPTIC SHOCK; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TERRORISM; VIOLENCE;

EID: 28944443233     PISSN: 15235998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4088/pcc.v07n0202     Document Type: Review

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