Psychosocial support in disaster-affected communities

International Review of Psychiatry

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 501-505

  Rao, Kiran ^a  

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

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY PROGRAM; DISASTER PLANNING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PROGRAM; LONG TERM CARE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; PSYCHOTRAUMA; REVIEW; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SUPPORT GROUP; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; CULTURE; EMPATHY; HUMANS; INDIA; NATURAL DISASTERS; PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 33845627344     PISSN: 09540261     EISSN: 13691627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540260601038472     Document Type: Review

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