Mental illness and suicidality after Hurricane Katrina

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the impact of Hurricane Katrina on mental illness and suicidality by comparing results of a post-Katrina survey with those of an earlier survey. METHODS: The National Comorbidity Survey-Replication, conducted between February 2001 and February 2003, interviewed 826 adults in t...

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Main Authors: Ronald C. Kessler, Sandro Galea, Russell T. Jones, Holly A. Parker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The World Health Organization 2006-12-01
Series:Bulletin of the World Health Organization
Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0042-96862006001200008&lng=en&tlng=en