Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms in Children After Hurricane Katrina: Predicting the Need for Mental Health Services

American Journal of Orthopsychiatry

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 212-220

  Osofsky, Howard J ^a   Osofsky, Joy D ^a   Kronenberg, Mindy ^a   Brennan, Adrianne ^a   Hansel, Tonya Cross ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

children; disasters; mental health; posttraumatic stress; trauma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; COMMUNITY CARE; DISASTER PLANNING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; HURRICANE; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PARENTAL DEPRIVATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREDICTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CYCLONES; DISASTERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOUISIANA; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 66449132631     PISSN: 00029432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0016179     Document Type: Article

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