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Citation

Anderson KM. Perspect. Psychiatr. Care 2007; 43(1): 47-51.

Affiliation

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia in Philadelphia, PA, USA. andersonk@email.chop.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2007, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/j.1744-6163.2007.00106.x

PMID

17295858

Abstract

TOPIC: My journey as an Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurse, aboard the USNS Mercy, providing humanitarian aid to victims of the December 2004 tsunami is the focus of this paper. PURPOSE: To offer insights about healing and recovery that I learned from my time with the victims of this disaster that may be applicable to future disaster situations. SOURCE OF INFORMATION: The author's personal experience of being a volunteer. CONCLUSIONS: My contributions focused on providing mental health care to victims of the tsunami as well as the development of a program of psychosocial intervention and education for children affected by the disaster.


Language: en

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