Are we prepared to handle the mental health consequences of terrorism?

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 164, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 189-191

  Delahanty, Douglas L ^a  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPING BEHAVIOR; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SURVIVOR; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TERRORISM;

DISASTER PLANNING; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MENTAL DISORDERS; NEW YORK CITY; SEPTEMBER 11 TERRORIST ATTACKS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; SURVIVORS; TERRORISM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33847334698     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ajp.2007.164.2.189     Document Type: Editorial

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