An integrated program to train local health care providers to meet post-disaster mental health needs

Revista Panamericana de Salud Publica/Pan American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 18, Issue 4-5, 2005, Pages 338-345

  Kutcher, Stan ^a   Chehil, Sonia ^a   Roberts, Thorne ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Mount Gay Hospital   (Grenada)

Author keywords

Caribbean region; Disasters; Education, professional; Emergency services, psychiatric; Mental health services; Stress disorders, post traumatic

Indexed keywords

COPING STRATEGY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH WORKER; HURRICANE IVAN 2004; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; MENTAL HEALTH; NATURAL DISASTER; PUBLIC HEALTH; TRAINING;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; GRENADA [WINDWARD ISLANDS]; LESSER ANTILLES; WINDWARD ISLANDS [LESSER ANTILLES];

ARTICLE; CENTRAL AMERICA; CURRICULUM; DISASTER; DISASTER PLANNING; EDUCATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GRENADA; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MANPOWER; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; STANDARD;

CARIBBEAN REGION; COMPETENCY-BASED EDUCATION; DISASTER PLANNING; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GRENADA; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; NATURAL DISASTERS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 33645249606     PISSN: 10204989     EISSN: 16805348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1020-49892005000900014     Document Type: Article

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