Inter-agency agreement on mental health and psychosocial support in emergency settings

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 85, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 822-

  Van Ommeren, Mark ^a   Wessells, Mike ^b  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b InterAction   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISASTER; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EDITORIAL; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEAR; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; RAPE; RISK REDUCTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; VIOLENCE; WELLBEING;

DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCIES; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 36048982150     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.07.047894     Document Type: Editorial

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