Effects of internal displacement and resettlement on the mental health of Turkish children and adolescents

European Psychiatry

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 152-157

  Erol, Neşe ^a   Şimşek, Zeynep ^b   Öner, Özgür ^a   Munir, Kerim ^c  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b HARRAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Children; Internal displacement; Mental health

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD HEALTH; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMIGRATION; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PHYSICAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 15744383189     PISSN: 09249338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2004.09.033     Document Type: Article

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