The impact of urban violence on mental health

Revista Brasileira de Psiquiatria

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 183-184

  Mari, Jair De Jesus ^a,b   De Mello, Marcelo Feijó ^a   Figueira, Ivan ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLISM; BIPOLAR DISORDER; BRAZIL; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; EDITORIAL; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH; PERSONALITY DISORDER; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PUBLIC HEALTH; SCHIZOPHRENIA; URBAN AREA; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CRIME VICTIMS; HUMANS; LATIN AMERICA; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; URBAN POPULATION; VIOLENCE;

EID: 54249106757     PISSN: 15164446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1516-44462008000300002     Document Type: Editorial

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