Cyclone bola: A study of the psychological after-effects

Anxiety, Stress and Coping

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 285-298

  Eustace, Kerry ^a   MacDonald, Carol ^b   Long, Nigel ^b  

^a New Zealand Army   (New Zealand)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Natural disaster; Post traumatic stress disorder; Psychological adjustment; Social support

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033247250     PISSN: 10615806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10615809908250479     Document Type: Article

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