Mental health and psychosocial support after the tsunami in Thailand

International Review of Psychiatry

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 599-605

  Chakrabhand, Somchai ^a   Panyayong, Benjaporn ^a   Sirivech, Pattama ^a  

^a MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMERGENCY CARE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MEDICAL SERVICE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; REVIEW; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; THAILAND; TSUNAMI;

CHILD; DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; NATURAL DISASTERS; ORPHANAGES; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; THAILAND;

EID: 33845613570     PISSN: 09540261     EISSN: 13691627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540260601038274     Document Type: Review

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