Case Series: Managing Severe Mental Illness in Disaster Situation: the Croatian Experience After 2020 Earthquake

Case Series: Managing Severe Mental Illness in Disaster Situation: the Croatian Experience After 2020 Earthquake

On the 29th of December 2020, amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, Petrinja in the Croatian Sisak-Moslavina County experienced a strong earthquake, resulting in a severe disruption in mental health service delivery. Specialized care community mental health teams were introduced days within the event with t...

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Main Authors:	Sara Medved, Azijada Srkalović Imširagić, Igor Salopek, Dragan Puljić, Hrvoje Handl, Marina Kovač, Alma Mihaljević Peleš, Danijela Štimac Grbic, Luka Romančuk, Roberto MuŽić, Laura Shields Zeeman, Martina Rojnić Kuzman
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-02-01
Series:	Frontiers in Psychiatry
Subjects:	severe mental illness crisis community mental health team earthquake CMHT
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.795661/full

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