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Common Reactions to Disasters and Ways to Cope with Them

By John A. Call, Ph.D., J.D., A.B.P.P. on September 17, 2008 in Crisis Center

On September 1, Labor Day, as a member of the Oklahoma Medical Reserve Corps, I spent the day working with about 2,000 Louisianans who had just been bused to Oklahoma City to shelter from Hurricane Gustav. They were sheltering in a huge unused warehouse-the Lucent Technology Center in southwest Oklahoma City. By far the majority of our "guests" were a stalwart group. Read More

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John A. Call, Ph.D., J.D., A.B.P.P., is a forensic psychologist, an attorney, and president of Crisis Management Consultants, Inc.

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