The long-term mental health impact of peacekeeping: Prevalence and predictors of psychiatric disorder

BJPsych Open

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 32-37

  Forbes, David ^a   O'Donnell, Meaghan ^a   Brand, Rachel M ^a   Korn, Sam ^a   Creamer, Mark ^a   McFarlane, Alexander C ^b   Sim, Malcolm R ^c   Forbes, Andrew B ^a,c   Hawthorne, Graeme ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 84962210393     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20564724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjpo.bp.115.001321     Document Type: Article

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