Reestablishing Mental Health Services in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana, Following Hurricane Katrina

Professional Psychology: Research and Practice

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 66-76

  Mitchell, Monica J ^a   Witman, Marjorie ^b   Taffaro, Craig ^c  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b United States Public Health Service

^c Counseling and Educational Solutions ^*

Author keywords

disaster; mental health; posttraumatic stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 41249100411     PISSN: 07357028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0735-7028.39.1.66     Document Type: Article

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