Service characteristics and counseling outcomes: Lessons from a cross-site evaluation of crisis counseling after hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma

Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 176-185

  Norris, Fran H ^a,b   Hamblen, Jessica L ^a,b   Rosen, Craig S ^a,c  

^a VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Crisis counseling; Disaster; Mental health services; Program evaluation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COUNSELING; DISASTER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HURRICANE; HYPOTHESIS; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ALABAMA; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; COUNSELING; CRISIS INTERVENTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CYCLONIC STORMS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DISASTERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOUISIANA; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MISSISSIPPI; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROGRAM EVALUATION; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 67349084655     PISSN: 0894587X     EISSN: 15733289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10488-009-0215-1     Document Type: Article

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