Mental health in humanitarian settings: Shifting focus to care systems

International Health

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 9-10

  Jordans, Mark J D ^a,b   Tol, Wietse A ^a,c  

^a Research and Development Department   (Netherlands)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

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

Author keywords

Emergency; Humanitarian setting; Mental health; Psychosocial

Indexed keywords

EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; REVIEW; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

EMERGENCY; HUMANITARIAN SETTING; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHOSOCIAL;

ALTRUISM; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 84883170842     PISSN: 18763413     EISSN: 18763405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/inthealth/ihs005     Document Type: Review

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