Ocean waves and roadside spirits: Thai health service providers' post-tsunami psychosocial health

Disasters

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 656-675

  Varley, Emma ^a   Isaranuwatchai, Wanrudee ^b   Coyte, Peter C ^c  

^a LAHORE UNIVERSITY OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES   (Pakistan)

^b CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Health care providers; Psychosocial health; Qualitative approach; Trauma; Tsunami

Indexed keywords

COPING STRATEGY; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH WORKER; INDIAN OCEAN TSUNAMI 2004; INJURY; MENTAL HEALTH; OCEAN WAVE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; ROADSIDE ENVIRONMENT; SUMATRA EARTHQUAKE 2004; TSUNAMI;

ARTICLE; DISASTER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; THAILAND; TSUNAMI;

DISASTERS; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; THAILAND; TSUNAMIS;

PHANGNGA; SOUTHERN REGION; THAILAND;

EID: 84865861993     PISSN: 03613666     EISSN: 14677717     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7717.2012.01274.x     Document Type: Article

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