Crisis into opportunity: Setting up community mental health services in post-Tsunami Aceh

Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health

Volumn 19, Issue SEPC. ISS., 2007, Pages 60-68

  Jones, L M ^a,c   Ghani, H A ^a   Mohanraj, A ^a   Morrison, S ^a   Smith, P ^a   Stube, D ^b   Asare Gm, J ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL CORPS   (United States)

^b Nardi and Stube Counseling   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aceh; Community; Emergencies; Grief; Mental health; Psychosis; Psychosocial; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMMUNITY CARE; DISASTER PLANNING; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EMERGENCY CARE; GRIEF; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INDONESIA; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TSUNAMI;

EID: 37549001383     PISSN: 10105395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/101053950701901s10     Document Type: Article

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