A mental health program for ground zero rescue and recovery workers: Cases and observations

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 57, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1335-1338

  Katz, Craig L ^a,f   Smith, Rebecca ^a,b   Silverton, Marsha ^c   Holmes, Anastasia ^d   Bravo, Carlos ^a   Jones, Kristina ^a,b   Kiliman, Marta ^a   Lopez, Norma ^a   Malkoff, Laune ^a,b   Marrone, Kathryn ^a   Neuman, Alla ^a   Stephens, Tricia ^a   Tavarez, Wendy ^a   Yarowsky, Anne ^a   Levin, Stephen ^e   Herbert, Robin ^e  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b World Trade Center Worker and Volunteer Mental Health Monitoring and Treatment Program

^c Mount Sinai Department of Social Work

^d Disaster Psychiatry Outreach   (United States)

^e World Trade Center Worker and Volunteer Medical Screening Program

^f NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL ABUSE; ANXIETY DISORDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRISIS INTERVENTION; DEPRESSION; DISASTER; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DRUG ABUSE; EMOTION; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; GUILT; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PATIENT COUNSELING; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOSIS; RELAPSE; RESCUE PERSONNEL; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SURVIVAL; TERRORISM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33748335411     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ps.2006.57.9.1335     Document Type: Review

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