AAGP position statement: Disaster preparedness for older americans: Critical issues for the preservation of mental health

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 916-924

  Sakauye, Kenneth M ^a   Streim, Joel E ^b   Kennedy, Gary J ^c   Kirwin, Paul D ^d,e   Llorente, Maria D ^f   Schultz, Susan K ^g   Srinivasan, Shilpa ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e West Haven Cooperative Studies Program Coordinating Center   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Disaster; Position statement

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC STRESS; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COPING BEHAVIOR; DISASTER PLANNING; GERIATRIC CARE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 70350528713     PISSN: 10647481     EISSN: 15457214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JGP.0b013e3181b4bf20     Document Type: Article

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