The effect on mental health of a large scale psychosocial intervention for survivors of mass violence: A quasi-experimental study in Rwanda

PLoS ONE

Volumn 6, Issue 8, 2011, Pages

  Scholte, Willem F ^a,b   Verduin, Femke ^a,b   Kamperman, Astrid M ^a,b,c   Rutayisire, Theoneste ^d   Zwinderman, Aeilko H ^a   Stronks, Karien ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b Equator Foundation   (Netherlands)

^c ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d Episcopal Church of Rwanda Diocese of Byumba ^*  (Rwanda)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS VIOLENCE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUAIS EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REFERENCE VALUE; RWANDA; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SURVIVOR; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VIOLENCE; ADOLESCENT; AGED; CLINICAL TRIAL; FOLLOW UP; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STANDARD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC DISORDERS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RWANDA; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVIVORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIOLENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79961200231     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0021819     Document Type: Article

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