Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Volume 48, Issue 11 , Pages 1069-1078 , November 2009

Serious Emotional Disturbance Among Youths Exposed to Hurricane Katrina 2 Years Postdisaster

,Accepted 9 July 2009.

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 This study is supported by NIH Research Grants R01 MH070884-01A2 and R01 MH081832 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Planning and Evaluation, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and the Administration for Children and Families.Supplemental digital content for this article can be found online only. See text for specific links.

PII: S0890-8567(09)60254-9

doi: 10.1097/CHI.0b013e3181b76697

Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Volume 48, Issue 11 , Pages 1069-1078 , November 2009

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