Mental health needs post-disaster: Supporting recovery of children and families

Australian Occupational Therapy Journal

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 79-80

  Macdonald, Elspeth ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; DISASTER; EDITORIAL; FAMILY HEALTH; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL STRESS; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RELIEF WORK;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; DISASTERS; FAMILY HEALTH; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; RELIEF WORK; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; VICTORIA;

EID: 63849160980     PISSN: 00450766     EISSN: 14401630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1630.2009.00791.x     Document Type: Editorial

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