An assessment of post-tsunami psychosocial training programmes in Tamilnadu, India

International Journal of Social Psychiatry

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 197-205

  Thara, R ^a   Rao, K ^a   John, S ^a  

^a SCHIZOPHRENIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (India)

Author keywords

Assessment; Psychosocial intervention; Training programmes; Tsunami south India

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISASTER; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INDIA; INTERVIEW; MALE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITY CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF HELP; SOCIAL WORKER; SUPPORT GROUP; TSUNAMI;

EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 43249096518     PISSN: 00207640     EISSN: 17412854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0020764008090421     Document Type: Article

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