Working as a Psychologist in the Medical Reserve Corps: Providing Emergency Mental Health Relief Services in Hurricanes Katrina and Rita

Professional Psychology: Research and Practice

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 37-44

  Rosser, B R Simon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

emergency mental health; Hurricane Katrina; Medical Reserve Corps; psychological first aid; rapid screening

Indexed keywords

EID: 40949141897     PISSN: 07357028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0735-7028.39.1.37     Document Type: Article

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