Preventive psychological services in time of war: Controlled coping to foster resilience

International Journal of Emergency Mental Health

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 123-132

  Mansdorf, Irwin J ^a,c,d   Weinberg, Jacob ^a,b   Wilik, Avi ^b,e  

^a Weinberg Institute   (Israel)

^b Educational Psychology Service   (Israel)

^c Neuropsychological Services   (Israel)

^d MEDICAL CORPS   (Israel)

^e Educational Psychology Service of Maaleh Yosef   (Israel)

Author keywords

Coping; Resilience; Stress; War

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; CONFERENCE PAPER; CRISIS INTERVENTION; DEMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TERRORISM; WAR;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; CRISIS INTERVENTION; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TERRORISM; WAR;

EID: 34548649411     PISSN: 15224821     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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