Bloodied but Unbowed: Resilience Examined in a South Asian Community

American Journal of Orthopsychiatry

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 367-375

  Fernando, Gaithri A ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adults; Meaning making; Resilience; Spirituality; Sri Lanka; Trauma; Tsunami; War; Willpower; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE;

ADULT; DISASTERS; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; RESILIENCE, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SRI LANKA; TSUNAMIS; VIOLENCE; WAR;

EID: 84865165133     PISSN: 00029432     EISSN: 19390025     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-0025.2012.01163.x     Document Type: Article

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