The Darfur crisis: Associated mental health problems among internally displaced women

Journal of Muslim Mental Health

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 120-130

  Musa, Saif A ^a   Hamid, Abdalla A R M ^a  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Darfur; Internally displaced women; Living conditions; Psychological distress; Relief supplies

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; DARFUR CRISIS; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISPLACEMENT BEHAVIOR; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; GENERAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MOSLEM; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; SOCIAL DISABILITY; SOCIAL PROBLEM; SUDAN;

EID: 77951577512     PISSN: 15564908     EISSN: 15565009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15564901003628810     Document Type: Article

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