The Pediatric Disaster Mental Health Intervention: A Guide for Primary Care Providers
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Michael Frogel; George L. Foltin; Arthur Cooper
- Source
- Council on Community Pediatrics Program.
- Subject
- medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry
Primary care
Emergency Nursing
medicine.disease
Mental health
Intervention (counseling)
Family medicine
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Health care
Emergency Medicine
Medicine
Mental health care
Medical emergency
business
- Language
The PDMHI (Pediatric Disaster Mental Health Intervention) was initially developed in response to Superstorm Sandy's impact on children and their families in New York City (NYC). The objective was to develop training for primary care providers in Pediatric Disaster Mental Health Care and to subsequently study its impact on the trainees. The effects of a disaster on a …