After Natural Disasters

"For children, even if they have not experienced this event firsthand, they can still feel vulnerable, confused and scared." Negar Beheshti, MD, contributes to Telegram & Gazette article regarding concerns that children may have after natural disasters such as the Haitian earthquake, Jan. 17, 2010. Dr. Beheshti is director of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Consultation Liaison and Emergency Mental Health Services, and assistant professor of Psychiatry & Pediatrics at UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester.