Mental health and psychosocial support in humanitarian settings: A public mental health perspective

Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 484-494

  Tol, W A ^a,b   Purgato, M ^a,c   Bass, J K ^a   Galappatti, A ^d,e   Eaton, W ^a  

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

^b The Peter C Alderman Foundation   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^d Good Practice Group   (Sri Lanka)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Humanitarian settings; low and middle income countries; mental health psychosocial support; public health

Indexed keywords

EID: 84949323617     PISSN: 20457960     EISSN: 20457979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S2045796015000827     Document Type: Review

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