Tsunami: Psychosocial aspects of Andaman and Nicobar islands. Assessments and intervention in the early phase

International Review of Psychiatry

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 233-239

  Math, Suresh Bada ^a   Girimaji, Satish Chandra ^a   Benegal, Vivek ^a   Uday Kumar, G S ^a   Hamza, Ameer ^a   Nagaraja, D ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROSCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISASTER; FAMILY; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; ILLUSION; INDIA; LANGUAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MORBIDITY; NEUROSCIENCE; OBSERVATION; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; PSYCHOSOCIAL REHABILITATION; SENSITIZATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STUDENT; TEACHER; TRAINING; TSUNAMI;

CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); HUMANS; INDIA; MASS SCREENING; MENTAL DISORDERS; NATURAL DISASTERS; PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 33745102505     PISSN: 09540261     EISSN: 13691627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540260600656001     Document Type: Article

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