Mental health and psychosocial support interventions for survivors of sexual and gender-based violence during armed conflict: A systematic review

World Psychiatry

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 179-180

  Tol, Wietse A ^a,b   Stavrou, Vivi ^c   Greene, M Claire ^d   Mergenthaler, Christina ^d   Garcia Moreno, Claudia ^e   Van Ommeren, Mark ^e  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Department of Research and Development   (Netherlands)

^c Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^d YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSENSUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; LETTER; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; ONLINE SYSTEM; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SEXUAL VIOLENCE; SURVIVOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); WAR;

EID: 84878589331     PISSN: 17238617     EISSN: 20515545     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/wps.20054     Document Type: Letter

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