The Psychological Impact From Hurricane Katrina: Effects of Displacement and Trauma Exposure on University Students

Behavior Therapy

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 340-349

  Davis, Thompson E ^a   Grills Taquechel, Amie E ^b   Ollendick, Thomas H ^c  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISPLACEMENT BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HURRICANE; INJURY; LIFE STRESS; MALE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNIVERSITY STUDENT; INTERNET; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; STUDENT; TIME; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY; YOUNG ADULT;

ANXIETY; CYCLONIC STORMS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; LOUISIANA; MALE; NEW ORLEANS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS; TIME FACTORS; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953618582     PISSN: 00057894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.beth.2009.09.004     Document Type: Article

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