Citation

Weems CF. Am. J. Disaster Med. 2010; 5(1): 57-59.

Affiliation

Department of Psychology, University of New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, American Society of Disaster Medicine, Publisher Weston Medical Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

20349704

Abstract

Recent findings showing chronic post-traumatic stress disorder and other mental health symptoms in individuals exposed to Hurricane Katrina cogently argues for changes in the federal funding of mental health following disasters. This commentary discusses the evidence for protracted high rates of mental health problems in both adults and children following Katrina. The limitations to current mental health funding legislation post-disaster are noted, and initial suggestions for additional disaster-related mental health funding programs are made.

Language: en