Mental health considerations for military humanitarian aid personnel

International Journal of Emergency Mental Health

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 193-198

  Holloway, Julie ^a,b   Everly Jr , George S ^a,c,d  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Loyola University in Maryland   (United States)

Author keywords

Counterterrorism; Crisis intervention; Disaster mental health; Humanitarian assistance; Military mental health; Peacekeeping; Psychological first aid; Resilience

Indexed keywords

ALTRUISM; ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; CRISIS INTERVENTION; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOLDIER; VETERAN;

ALTRUISM; CRISIS INTERVENTION; MASS SCREENING; MILITARY PERSONNEL; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; RESILIENCE, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; VETERANS;

EID: 79955603862     PISSN: 15224821     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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