Emergency conflict-related psychosocial interventions in Sierra Leone and Uganda: Lessons from Médecins Sans Frontières

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 485-497

  De Jong, Kaz ^a,b   Kleber, Rolf J ^a  

^a MÉDECINS SANS FRONTIÈRES   (Switzerland)

^b Mental Health Advisor   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Mental health; Psychosocial; Trauma; War

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY CARE; CONFLICT; COUNSELING; EMERGENCY CARE; EMOTION; EMOTIONALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MEDICAL STAFF; MENTAL HEALTH; MOBILIZATION; MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; REVIEW; SIERRA LEONE; SOCIAL MEDICINE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TRAINING; UGANDA; VIOLENCE;

EMERGENCY SERVICES, PSYCHIATRIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; SIERRA LEONE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UGANDA; VIOLENCE; WAR; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 34047274109     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105307076235     Document Type: Review

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