Mental health services for war-affected children: Report of a survey in Kosovo

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 183, Issue DEC., 2003, Pages 540-546

  Jones, Lynne ^a   Rrustemi, Alban ^a   Shahini, Mimoza ^b   Uka, Aferdita ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY CLINICAL CENTER OF KOSOVO   (Serbia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CULTURAL FACTOR; ENURESIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOTRAUMA; REVIEW; SOCIAL DISABILITY; SYMPTOM; WAR; YUGOSLAVIA;

EID: 0347383721     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.183.6.540     Document Type: Review

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