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Developmental Phases of Children's Reactions Following Natural Disasters

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 June 2012

Raquel E. Cohen
Affiliation:
Miami World Health Organization Collaborating Center for Mental Health, Alcohol and Drug Dependence, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, U.S.A.

Extract

Mental health professionals are increasingly becoming aware of the number and variety of catastrophic events affecting the lives of individuals. These sources of Stressors are being generally categorized into man-made (radiation leaks, chemical pollution, terrorism) and natural disasters (earthquakes, tornadoes, volcanoes). The need to plan, develop and offer assistance to the victims of these injurious events is prompting further study into the human health and mental health consequences and sequelae.

Type
Papers from the Second International Assembly on Emergency Medical Services: Focus on Disasters, Baltimore, Maryland, April, 1986
Copyright
Copyright © World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine 1986

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