Provision of Mental Health Services at the Detention Hospital in Guantanamo Bay

Psychological Services

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-10

  Kennedy, Carrie H ^a   Malone, Rosemary C ^a   Franks, Michael J ^a  

^a Joint Medical Group   (Cuba)

Author keywords

detainee; Guantanamo Bay; military psychology; prisoner of war; translator

Indexed keywords

EID: 62649149836     PISSN: 15411559     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0013328     Document Type: Article

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