Evaluation of a brief training on mental health and psychosocial support in emergencies: A pre- and post-assessment in Nepal

Prehospital and Disaster Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 235-238

  Jordans, Mark J D ^a,b   Luitel, Nagendra P ^b   Poudyal, Bhava ^b   Tol, Wietse A ^a,b   Komproe, Ivan H ^a,c  

^a Department of Research and Development   (Netherlands)

^b Transcultural Psychosocial Organization Nepal   (Nepal)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

disaster; emergency; evaluation; mental health; Nepal; preparedness; psychosocial; training

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DISASTER PLANNING; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NEPAL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PILOT STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; NEPAL; PILOT PROJECTS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84864553747     PISSN: 1049023X     EISSN: 19451938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1049023X12000738     Document Type: Article

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