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Rebecca Voelker

JAMA. 2006;295:259-260.

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His voice is calm, but psychiatrist Richard Weisler, MD, sounds troubled after reading statistics from a rapid assessment survey of greater New Orleans, La, that was conducted 7 weeks after Hurricane Katrina splintered the homes and lives of hundreds of thousands of Gulf Coast residents.

The assessment, prepared for the Louisiana Office of Mental Health by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), shows that 45% of 166 individuals interviewed scored high enough on a rating scale for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) that they would be expected to accept a referral for mental health services. When extrapolated, that figure translates into between 142 000 and 214 000 adults returning to New Orleans who may feel they need mental health care.

As many as 500 000 people living in areas devastated by Hurricane Katrina may require mental health services. (Photo credit: Andrea Booher/FEMA)

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