Addressing Disaster Mental Health Needs of Children: Practical Guidance for Pediatric Emergency Health Care Providers

Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 208-215

  Schonfeld, David J ^a   Gurwitch, Robin H ^a  

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

Author keywords

children; disaster; emergency health care; mental health; posttraumatic stress disorder

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD HEALTH CARE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMMUNITY PROGRAM; DEPERSONALIZATION; DISASTER; DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; EMOTIONALITY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FAMILY COUNSELING; FEAR; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HURRICANE; LEARNING DISORDER; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL STRESS; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; SAFETY; SEPARATION ANXIETY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PROBLEM; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SYMPTOM; TERRORISM; VICTIM;

EID: 69349097384     PISSN: 15228401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpem.2009.06.002     Document Type: Article

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