Mental health impact for adolescents living with prolonged drought

Australian Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 32-37

  Dean, John G ^a   Stain, Helen J ^b  

^a NRCC House   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Distress; Drought; Environmental adversity; Rural adolescent

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLIMATE CHANGE; DISASTER; DROUGHT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CLIMATE CHANGE; DATA COLLECTION; DISASTERS; DROUGHTS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NEW SOUTH WALES; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 75349098764     PISSN: 10385282     EISSN: 14401584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1584.2009.01107.x     Document Type: Article

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