TY - JOUR
T1 - Social and Mental Health Needs Assessment of Katrina Evacuees
AU - Coker, Ann L.
AU - Hanks, Jeanne S.
AU - Eggleston, Katherine S.
AU - Risser, Jan
AU - Tee, P. Grace
AU - Chronister, Karen J.
AU - Troisi, Catherine L.
AU - Arafat, Raouf
AU - Franzini, Luisa
PY - 2006/7
Y1 - 2006/7
N2 - Hurricane Katrina made landfall along the Gulf Coast as a Category 3 storm on August 29, 2005. Many residents were evacuated to neighboring cities owing to massive destruction. Working with the City of Houston Health Department, researchers conducted a medical and psychological needs assessment of 124 Hurricane Katrina evacuees in Houston shelters from September 4-12, 2005. Among those willing to talk about their experiences, 41% were afraid they would die, 16% saw someone close to them injured or die, 17% saw violence, and 6% directly experienced physical violence. When using a version of the Impact of Stress Experiences scale, the majority of evacuees scored as experiencing moderate (38.6%) to severe (23.9%) post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms. These data suggest that in addition to challenges in finding loved ones, housing, and jobs, many Katrina survivors have experienced significant psychological trauma that may lead to future PTSD.
AB - Hurricane Katrina made landfall along the Gulf Coast as a Category 3 storm on August 29, 2005. Many residents were evacuated to neighboring cities owing to massive destruction. Working with the City of Houston Health Department, researchers conducted a medical and psychological needs assessment of 124 Hurricane Katrina evacuees in Houston shelters from September 4-12, 2005. Among those willing to talk about their experiences, 41% were afraid they would die, 16% saw someone close to them injured or die, 17% saw violence, and 6% directly experienced physical violence. When using a version of the Impact of Stress Experiences scale, the majority of evacuees scored as experiencing moderate (38.6%) to severe (23.9%) post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms. These data suggest that in addition to challenges in finding loved ones, housing, and jobs, many Katrina survivors have experienced significant psychological trauma that may lead to future PTSD.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.dmr.2006.06.001
DO - 10.1016/j.dmr.2006.06.001
M3 - Article
C2 - 16904619
AN - SCOPUS:33746804553
SN - 1540-2487
VL - 4
SP - 88
EP - 94
JO - Disaster Management and Response
JF - Disaster Management and Response
IS - 3
ER -
