Violence, psychological trauma, and possible acute post-traumatic interventions in Pakistani society

Australasian Journal of Disaster and Trauma Studies

Volumn 2011, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Khalily, Muhammad Tahir ^a   Foley, Suzane ^b   Hussain, Ijaz ^c   Bano, Maher ^d  

^a HEALTH SERVICE EXECUTIVE   (Ireland)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^c Mental Health Services   (Ireland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PESHAWAR   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Psychological trauma; Trauma center; Treatment response; Violent situation in Pakistan

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052163115     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11744707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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