Sample and design considerations in post-disaster mental health needs assessment tracking surveys

International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research

Volumn 17, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2008, Pages

  Kessler, Ronald C ^a   Keane, Terence M ^b   Ursano, Robert J ^c   Mokdad, Ali ^d   Zaslavsky, Alan M ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Disaster; Epidemiology; Needs assessment survey; PTSD

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISASTER PLANNING; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; METHODOLOGY; NATIONAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; DISASTER; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GOVERNMENT; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW;

DISASTERS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC RESEARCH DESIGN; HUMANS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 64349103832     PISSN: 10498931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mpr.269     Document Type: Article

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