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Nature Medicine 11, 1127 (2005)
Published online: 27 October 2005 | doi:10.1038/nm1105-1127a
Mental health research emerges from hurricane ruin
Emily Singer1
- Boston
Abstract
Katrina featured many of the ingredients that trigger persistent disorders.
When Michael Charness arrived at a makeshift Texas hospital in October, ready to treat those who had fled their homes after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, he was quickly overwhelmed by the number of people with behavioral issues. "Soon after we began to work with them, we began to see the magnitude and volume of mental health problems," says Charness, chief of staff for the Veterans Administration Boston Healthcare System.
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