After the Storm: Katrina's Impact on Psychological Practice in New Orleans

Professional Psychology: Research and Practice

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-6

  Faust, Douglas S ^a   Black, F William ^b   Abrahams, Joel P ^c   Warner, Melinda S ^d   Bellando, B Jayne ^e  

^a Children's Hospital   (Germany)

^b UNUM ^*

^c River Oaks Hospital and New Orleans   (United States)

^d CAMBRIDGE HEALTH ALLIANCE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Hurricane Katrina; natural disaster; posttraumatic distress; shared trauma

Indexed keywords

EID: 41149125870     PISSN: 07357028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0735-7028.39.1.1     Document Type: Article

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