Use of and satisfaction with support received among survivors from three Scandinavian countries after the 2004 Southeast Asian tsunami

European Psychiatry

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 436-440

  Michel, P O ^a   Rosendal, S ^b   Weisaeth, L ^c   Heir, T ^c  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Posttraumatic stress disorder; Quality of care; Stress

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HOME; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; NORWAY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELATIVE; SATISFACTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVIVOR; SWEDEN; TSUNAMI;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ASIA, SOUTHEASTERN; CAREGIVERS; DISASTERS; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCANDINAVIA; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; SURVIVORS; TRAVEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TSUNAMIS;

EID: 80053620499     PISSN: 09249338     EISSN: 17783585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2010.09.009     Document Type: Article

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