Mental Health Response to Community Disasters

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Authors

Carol S. North · The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Betty Pfefferbaum · University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center

Abstract

In postdisaster settings, a systematic framework of case identification, triage, and mental health interventions should be integrated into emergency medicine and trauma care responses.

Topics & Keywords

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research Migration, Health and Trauma Disaster Response and Management

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Climate action

Publication Details

Published in: JAMA

Volume 310, Issue 5, pp. 507-507

DOI: 10.1001/jama.2013.107799

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