Abstract
In this article the author excerpts and discusses salient quotes or moments from the journal he compiled while visiting El Salvador in February 2001 as head of Disaster Psychiatry Outreach (DPO) to assist survivors of a major earthquake. This case discussion of a single disaster mental health response exemplifies key issues related to both short and long term mental health service delivery to disaster affected communities.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 309-319 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Psychiatric Clinics of North America |
Volume | 36 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 2013 |
Keywords
- Disaster psychiatry
- El Salvador earthquake
- Post-disaster outreach