Promoting recovery after war in Northern Uganda: Reducing daily stressors by alleviating poverty

Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 849-868

  Annan, Jeannie ^a   Green, Eric P ^b   Brier, Moriah ^c  

^a INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

child soldiers; economic assistance; empowerment; human capital; microenterprise; postconflict; psychosocial; trauma

Indexed keywords

ABDUCTION; ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD CARE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CONVALESCENCE; DISTRESS SYNDROME; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; EMPOWERMENT; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; POVERTY; SKILL; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOLDIER; STRESS; SUPPORT GROUP; TRAINING; UGANDA; VIOLENCE; WAR; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 84884638199     PISSN: 10926771     EISSN: 1545083X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10926771.2013.823636     Document Type: Article

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