Prevalence and predictors of mental health distress post-katrina: Findings from the gulf coast child and family health study

Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 77-86

  Abramson, David ^a   Stehling Ariza, Tasha ^a   Garfield, Richard ^b   Redlener, Irwin ^a  

^a Mailman School of Public Health ^*  (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Hurricane katrina; Longitudinal cohort; Mental health; Social ecological model

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DISASTER; FEMALE; HOUSING; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVIVOR; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DISASTERS; FEMALE; HOUSING; HUMANS; LOUISIANA; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; MISSISSIPPI; PREVALENCE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SURVIVORS;

EID: 70350153801     PISSN: 19357893     EISSN: 193844X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DMP.0b013e318173a8e7     Document Type: Article

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