Impact of the tsunami on psychosocial health and well-being

International Review of Psychiatry

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 217-223

  Carballo, Manuel ^a   Heal, Bryan ^a   Horbaty, Gabriela ^a  

^a International Centre for Migration and Health   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DISASTER; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXPERIENCE; GENDER; HOME; HOST; HOUSING; HUMAN; INCOME; MORBIDITY; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL DISORDER; PSYCHOTRAUMA; TSUNAMI; WELLBEING;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; CHILD; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HOUSING; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; NATURAL DISASTERS; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 33745081248     PISSN: 09540261     EISSN: 13691627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540260600655870     Document Type: Article

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