Collective trauma in northern Sri Lanka: A qualitative psychosocial-ecological study

International Journal of Mental Health Systems

Volumn 1, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Somasundaram, Daya ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b Scholar Rescue Fund   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF JAFFNA   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CHILD REARING; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH; CONFLICT; COPING BEHAVIOR; DISASTER; ECOLOGY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; ETHICS; ETHNOGRAPHIC RESEARCH; FAMILY FUNCTIONING; FAMILY RELATION; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LEADERSHIP; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; PSYCHOSOCIAL REHABILITATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SINGLE PARENT; SKILL; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SRI LANKA; SUPPORT GROUP; TSUNAMI; WAR;

EID: 57149097908     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1752-4458-1-5     Document Type: Article

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