The psychosocial consequences for children and young people who are exposed to terrorism, war, conflict and natural disasters

Current Opinion in Psychiatry

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 337-349

  Williams, Richard ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLAMORGAN   (United Kingdom)

^b ANEURIN BEVAN UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD   (United Kingdom)

^c Grounds of St Cadoc's Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANXIETY DISORDER; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; COGNITION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONFLICT; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEPRESSION; DISASTER; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; EXPOSURE; FEAR; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; NEGLECT; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PHOBIA; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOSOCIAL DISORDER; RATING SCALE; REFUGEE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL ABUSE; SHOCK; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TERRORISM; WAR; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 33748281943     PISSN: 09517367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.knee.2006.03.005     Document Type: Article

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