Families, schools, and disaster: The mental health consequences of catastrophic events

Family and Community Health

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 44-53

  Gaffney, Donna A ^a  

^a International Trauma Studies Program   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Disaster; Schools; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ACUTE STRESS DISORDER; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; DISASTER; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL STRESS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SCHOOL; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; DISASTERS; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS DISORDERS, TRAUMATIC, ACUTE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 37349119351     PISSN: 01606379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.FCH.0000304067.25324.b7     Document Type: Article

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