Vulnerable populations in an American Red Cross shelter after Hurricane Katrina

Perspectives in Psychiatric Care

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 30-37

  Saunders, Judith M ^a  

^a Psychosocial Aspects of End of Life Care ^*

Author keywords

Disaster response; Katrina; Psychiatric nursing; Vulnerable populations

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CRISIS INTERVENTION; DISASTER; DISASTER PLANNING; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HOUSING; MENTAL HEALTH; MODEL; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RED CROSS; REVIEW; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS; SURVIVOR; UNITED STATES; VOLUNTARY WORKER; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNITY HEALTH PLANNING; CRISIS INTERVENTION; DISASTER PLANNING; HEALTH RESOURCES; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH STATUS; MENTAL HEALTH; MISSISSIPPI; MODELS, NURSING; NATURAL DISASTERS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PUBLIC HOUSING; RED CROSS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RELIEF WORK; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVIVORS; VOLUNTARY WORKERS; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 33846545687     PISSN: 00315990     EISSN: 17446163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-6163.2007.00103.x     Document Type: Review

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