A family approach to severe mental illness in post-war Kosovo

Psychiatry

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 17-27

  Weine, Stevan ^a,e   Ukshini, Shqipe ^a,b   Griffith, James ^a,c   Agani, Ferid ^a,b,d   Pulleyblank Coffey, Ellen ^a,e   Ulaj, Jusuf ^a,b   Becker, Corky ^a,f   Ajeti, Lumnije ^a,d   Elliott, Melissa ^a,g   Alidemaj Sereqi, Valdete ^a,b   Landau, Judith ^a,h   Asllani, Muharrem ^a,d   Mango, Mabs ^a,e   Pavkovic, Ivan ^a   Bunjaku, Ajet ^a,i   Rolland, John ^a,j   Çala, Gentian ^a,b   Sargent, John ^a,k   Saul, Jack ^a,l   Makolli, Shaip ^a,b   Sluzki, Carlos ^a,m   Statovci, Shukrije ^a,b   Weingarten, Kaethe ^a,f,n   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRISHTINA   (Serbia)

^c GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^d MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Canada)

^e Berkeley Family Therapy ^*  (Serbia)

^f Family Institute of Cambridge   (Serbia)

^g UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^h Linking Human Systems   (United States)

ⁱ GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Serbia)

^j UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^k BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^l NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^m GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁿ HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FAMILY HEALTH; FAMILY STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; WAR;

EID: 20244380174     PISSN: 00332747     EISSN: 1943281X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/psyc.68.1.17.64187     Document Type: Article

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