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Citation |
Dugan B. Perspect. Psychiatr. Care 2007; 43(1): 41-46. |
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Affiliation |
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio School of Nursing, USA. duganb@uthscsa.edu |
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Copyright |
(Copyright © 2007, John Wiley and Sons) |
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17295857 |
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Abstract |
TOPIC: Hurricane Katrina was a disaster that affected the lives of many people from the Gulf Coast area. The hurricane affected their emotional and physical health, and devastated their financial and material status. PURPOSE: This article relates the lived experience of a Hurricane Katrina New Orleans evacuee who relocated to Texas permanently. CONCLUSION: The people who resided in these communities lost not only their homes but their culture and day-to-day life. One's culture and identity are developed and learned over time and cannot be easily replaced. A person may adopt another culture or identity, but the original self (much like the city of New Orleans) has been shattered and torn. Language: en |