Introduction to and overview of group psychological first aid

Brief Treatment and Crisis Intervention

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 130-136

  Everly Jr , Gorge S ^a   Phillips, Suzanne B ^b   Kane, Dianne ^c   Feldman, Daryl ^d  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ADELPHI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Disaster response; Group crisis intervention; Group psychological first aid; Psychological first aid

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646180699     PISSN: 14743310     EISSN: 14743329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/brief-treatment/mhj009     Document Type: Review

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