Women, catastrophe and mental health

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 13-23

  Raphael, Beverley ^a,b   Taylor, Mel ^b   McAndrew, Virginia ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Human rights; Mental health; Terrorism; War; Women

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; CHILD CARE; DISASTER; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL ABUSE; SHAME; STIGMA; TERRORISM; WAR; WELLBEING; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WOMEN'S RIGHTS;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISASTERS; FEMALE; FORECASTING; GENDER IDENTITY; GRIEF; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; VIOLENCE;

EID: 36849070452     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: 14401614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00048670701732707     Document Type: Article

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