Relations between loss of services and psychiatric symptoms in urban and non-urban settings following a natural disaster

Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 343-350

  Gros, Daniel F ^a,b   Price, Matthew ^a,b   Gros, Kirstin Stauffacher ^a,b   Paul, Lisa A ^b   McCauley, Jenna L ^b   Ruggiero, Kenneth J ^a,b  

^a RALPH H JOHNSON VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Disaster; Non urban; Preparedness; PTSD; Urban; Worry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HURRICANE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; NATURAL DISASTER; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

EID: 84866729705     PISSN: 08822689     EISSN: 15733505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10862-012-9290-9     Document Type: Article

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