Explosive anger in postconflict Timor Leste: Interaction of socio-economic disadvantage and past human rights-related trauma

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 131, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 268-276

  Brooks, Robert ^a,b,d   Silove, Derrick ^a,b,e   Steel, Zachary ^a,b   Steel, Catherine Bateman ^c   Rees, Susan ^b  

^a Centre for Population Mental Health Research   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^d Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies   (Australia)

^e LIVERPOOL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

ADAPT; Anger attacks; Depression; Human rights; Post conflict; PTSD; Socioeconomic distress; Timor Leste; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGER; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EARTHQUAKE; FEMALE; FLOOD TIDE; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIOECONOMICS; STRUCTURED CLINICAL INTERVIEW FOR DSM DISORDERS; TIMOR-LESTE; WITNESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANGER; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMBAT DISORDERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EAST TIMOR; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WAR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955909107     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2010.12.020     Document Type: Article

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