Trauma-and stressor related disorders in the tuareg refugees of a camp in burkina faso

Clinical Practice and Epidemiology in Mental Health

Volumn 9, Issue , 2013, Pages 189-195

  Carta, M G ^a   Oumar, F Wallet ^a   Moro, M F ^a   Moro, D ^a   Preti, A ^a   Mereu, A ^a   Bhugra, D ^b  

^a Cittadella Universitaria di Monserrato ^*  (Italy)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

PTSD; Screening; Touareg; War

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BURKINA FASO; DEATH; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DSM-IV; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORBIDITY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREVALENCE; REFUGEE; VALIDATION STUDY; VIOLENCE; WAR; CONTROLLED STUDY; INTERVIEW; PILOT STUDY; REFUGEE CAMP; SEX DIFFERENCE; TUAREG;

EID: 84890588840     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17450179     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1745017901309010189     Document Type: Article

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