Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Volume 10, Issue 3 , Pages 153-155, September 2009

Mental Health Concerns

  • David J. Schonfeld, MD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests and correspondence: David J. Schonfeld, MD, Thelma and Jack Rubinstein Professor of Pediatrics Director, Division of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics Director, National Center for School Crisis and Bereavement Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center MLC 4002, 3333 Burnet Avenue Cincinnati, OH 45229-3039.

Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics

National Center for School Crisis and Bereavement Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

This article is part of a collaborative effort by experts in the field of emergency preparedness to complete an overview begun by the late Michael Shannon, MD, MPH, on the current challenges and future directions in pediatric disaster readiness. This particular article, "Mental Health Concerns," will address some of the unique developmental and psychological vulnerabilities of children as disaster victims (or as disaster witnesses) and strategies for timely identification and intervention for mental health concerns in children.

 

PII: S1522-8401(09)00065-2

doi:10.1016/j.cpem.2009.07.011

Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Volume 10, Issue 3 , Pages 153-155, September 2009

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