South Asian earthquake: Psychiatric experience in a tertiary hospital

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1205-1216

  Humayun, Asmah ^a  

^a Rawalpindi General Hospital   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARTHQUAKE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL STAFF; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PAKISTAN; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRESCRIPTION; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REHABILITATION CARE; SOUTH ASIA; STAFF TRAINING; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALGORITHMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COUNSELING; DECISION TREES; DISASTER PLANNING; EARTHQUAKES; EMERGENCY SERVICES, PSYCHIATRIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PAKISTAN; PSYCHIATRY; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TERTIARY PREVENTION;

EID: 55149116945     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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