Helping direct and indirect victims of national terror: Experiences of israeli social workers

Qualitative Health Research

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 42-54

  Shamai, Michal ^a   Ron, Pnina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Crisis management; Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD); Quality of care; Social work; Stress; Trauma; Violence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; ISRAEL; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL CARE; SOCIAL WORKER; SYMPTOM; TERRORISM; VICTIM;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; ISRAEL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL WORK; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; TERRORISM;

EID: 57749188256     PISSN: 10497323     EISSN: 15527557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049732308327350     Document Type: Article

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