Observations on the impact on kenyans of the august 7, 1998 bombing of the united states embassy in nairobi

Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma

Volumn 9, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 233-240

  Thielman, Samuel B ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Counseling; Cross cultural comparison; Disasters; Kenya; Post traumatic; Stress disorders; Terrorism

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; COMMUNITY; COUNSELING; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DISASTER; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FATALITY; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; KENYA; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; RELIGION; REVIEW; SOMATIZATION; SURVIVAL; TERRORISM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 18044392608     PISSN: 10926771     EISSN: 1545083X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J146v09n01_28     Document Type: Article

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