Integrating mental health into post-conflict rehabilitation: The case of Sierra Leonean and Liberian 'child soldiers'

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 498-504

  Medeiros, Emilie ^a,b,c  

^a International Criminal Court Investigation Team ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b Centre for Forensic Mental Health   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child soldiers; Mental health; Post conflict rehabilitation; War affected youth; West Africa DDRR

Indexed keywords

CONFLICT; COORDINATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVENTION STUDY; JUVENILE; LIBERIA; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEMORY; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION CARE; REVIEW; SIERRA LEONE; SOLDIER; TRAINING; WAR;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MILITARY PERSONNEL; REHABILITATION NURSING; SIERRA LEONE; WAR;

EID: 34047271955     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105307076236     Document Type: Review

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