Practice-driven evaluation of a multi-layered psychosocial care package for children in areas of armed conflict

Community Mental Health Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 267-277

  Jordans, M J D ^a,b,f   Komproe, I H ^a,h   Tol, W A ^a   Susanty, D ^d   Vallipuram, A ^e   Ntamatumba, P ^f   Lasuba, A C ^g   De Jong, J T V M ^b,c  

^a Department of Research and Development   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Church World Services   (Indonesia)

^e Shantiham   (Sri Lanka)

^f HealthNet TPO ^*  (Netherlands)

^g HeathNet TPO   (Sudan)

^h UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Low and middle income countries; Practice driven evaluation; Psychosocial

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BURUNDI; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD HEALTH CARE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EVALUATION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDONESIA; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SRI LANKA; SUDAN;

ADOLESCENT; BURUNDI; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDONESIA; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SRI LANKA; SUDAN;

EID: 79959687699     PISSN: 00103853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10597-010-9301-9     Document Type: Article

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