Ego-resilience and psychological wellness in rural communities

Continuity versus Creative Response to Challenge: The Primacy of Resilience and Resourcefulness in Life and Therapy

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 273-290

  Buikstra, Elizabeth ^a   Rogers Clark, Cath ^a   Ross, Helen ^b   Hegney, Desley ^c   King, Christine ^b   Baker, Peter ^b   McLachlan, Kath ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^d Community Development Services ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Mental health; Psychological wellness; Resilience; Rural communities; Rural strengths

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873151650     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: None     Document Type: Chapter

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