Predicting the impact of the 2011 conflict in libya on population mental health: PTSD and depression prevalence and mental health service requirements

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 2012, Pages

  Charlson, Fiona J ^a   Steel, Zachary ^b   de genhardt, Louisa ^c,d   Chey, Tien ^b   Silove, de rrick ^b   Marnane, Claire ^b   Whiteford, Harvey A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA; LOW MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; POLITICS; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WAR;

DEPRESSION; HUMANS; LIBYA; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; WAR;

EID: 84863737583     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0040593     Document Type: Review

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