First responder culture: Implications for mental health professionals providing services following a natural disaster

Psychiatric Annals

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 114-118

  Kronenberg, Mindy ^a   Osofsky, Howard J ^a   Many, Michele ^a   Hardy, Melissa ^a   Osofsky, Joy D ^a   Arey, James ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b New Orleans Police Department

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EID: 41849146407     PISSN: 00485713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/00485713-20080201-05     Document Type: Article

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