Brief multi-disciplinary treatment for torture survivors in nepal: A naturalistic comparative study

International Journal of Social Psychiatry

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 39-56

  Tol, Wietse A ^a,b   Komproe, Ivan H ^a   Jordans, Mark J D ^a,b   Thapa, Suraj B ^c   Sharma, Bhogendra ^d   De Jong, Joop T V M ^b,e,f  

^a Department of Research and Development   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^d Ctr the Victims of Torture Nepal   (Nepal)

^e School of Medicine ^*

^f BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Effectiveness; Nepal; Psychosocial; Torture; Treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 58249119628     PISSN: 00207640     EISSN: 17412854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0020764008091525     Document Type: Article

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