The use of community-based interventions in reducing morbidity from the psychological impact of conflict-related trauma among refugee populations: A systematic review of the literature

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 780-794

  Williams, Meagan E ^a   Thompson, Sandra C ^b  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Community based intervention; Conflict; Mental health; Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD); Refugee; Review; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; CASE MANAGEMENT; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; MINORITY HEALTH; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REFUGEE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; CASE MANAGEMENT; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MINORITY HEALTH; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REFUGEES; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNITED STATES; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 80755167741     PISSN: 15571912     EISSN: 15571920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-010-9417-6     Document Type: Article

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