Trajectories of psychological distress among low-income, female survivors of Hurricane Katrina

American Journal of Orthopsychiatry

Volumn 83, Issue 2 PART 3, 2013, Pages 398-412

  Lowe, Sarah R ^a   Rhodes, Jean E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Delayed distress; Disaster exposure; Displacement; Human bereavement; Hurricane Katrina; Hurricane survivors; Pet loss; Postdisaster psychological distress; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; DISASTER; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HURRICANE; IMPACT OF EVENTS SCALE; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVIVOR;

DELAYED DISTRESS; DISASTER EXPOSURE; DISPLACEMENT; HUMAN BEREAVEMENT; HURRICANE KATRINA; HURRICANE SURVIVORS; PET LOSS; POSTDISASTER PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS; WOMEN;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; BEREAVEMENT; CYCLONIC STORMS; DISASTERS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; NEW ORLEANS; POVERTY; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SURVIVORS;

EID: 84881017339     PISSN: 00029432     EISSN: 19390025     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ajop.12019     Document Type: Article

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