ERIC Number: EJ919493
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010
Pages: 20
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ISSN: ISSN-1043-7797
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Mental Health, Substance Use, and Adaptive Coping among Social Work Students in the Aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita
Lemieux, Catherine M.; Plummer, Carol A.; Richardson, Roslyn; Simon, Cassandra E.; Ai, Amy L.
Journal of Social Work Education, v46 n3 p391-410 Fall 2010
The current study examined mental health symptomology, substance use, and adaptive coping among 416 social work students following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Among participants, 47% scored at or above the clinical level for depression, with 6% of students showing clinical PTSD-like symptoms, and 16.9% reporting substance use. Two thirds (66.9%) employed 8 of the 10 adaptive coping responses. Negative cognitive and emotional reactions to the hurricanes correlated positively with mental health symptomology and 7 of the 10 adaptive coping responses. In the aftermath of a natural disaster, it is critical to provide students with education, information, and close supervision to address issues around impairment and vulnerability and to maximize resilience. (Contains 3 tables.)
Descriptors: Natural Disasters, Mental Health, Coping, Depression (Psychology), Emotional Development, Social Work, Self Efficacy, Adjustment (to Environment), College Students, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Correlation, Resilience (Psychology), Religion, Altruism, Psychological Patterns, Volunteers, Social Attitudes, Political Attitudes, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Substance Abuse
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale
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