Lay mental health in the aftermath of disaster: Preliminary evaluation of an intervention for haiti earthquake survivors

International Journal of Emergency Mental Health

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 165-178

  James, Leah Emily ^a,b   Noel, John Roger ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

^c Soulaje Lespri Moun   (Haïti)

Author keywords

Disaster; Evaluation; Haiti; Intervention; Lay mental health; Psychosocial; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CRISIS INTERVENTION; DISASTER; EARTHQUAKE; EVALUATION STUDY; FEMALE; HAITI; HUMAN; MALE; MANPOWER; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PILOT STUDY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STANDARD; SURVIVOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CRISIS INTERVENTION; DISASTERS; EARTHQUAKES; FEMALE; HAITI; HUMANS; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; SURVIVORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84890943827     PISSN: 15224821     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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