Mental health and psychosocial wellbeing of Syrians affected by armed conflict

Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 129-141

  Hassan, G ^a   Ventevogel, P ^b   Jefee Bahloul, H ^c   Barkil Oteo, A ^d   Kirmayer, L J ^e  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

^d YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Mental health; multicultural; other psychosocial techniques treatments; psychological assessment

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG USE; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; LGBT PEOPLE; LIVING CONDITION; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; PSYCHOSOCIAL DISORDER; REFUGEE CAMP; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL VIOLENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL EVOLUTION; STIGMA; SYRIAN; TORTURE SURVIVOR; TRUST; VIOLENCE; VULNERABLE POPULATION; WAR; ADULT; FEMALE; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGY; REFUGEE; SEXUAL AND GENDER MINORITY; SURVIVOR; SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC;

ADULT; ARMED CONFLICTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; REFUGEES; SEXUAL AND GENDER MINORITIES; SURVIVORS; SYRIA; VIOLENCE;

EID: 84960336882     PISSN: 20457960     EISSN: 20457979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S2045796016000044     Document Type: Article

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