A qualitative analysis of factors impacting resilience among youth in post-conflict Liberia

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Levey, Elizabeth J ^a,b,c   Oppenheim, Claire E ^d   Lange, Brittany C L ^e   Plasky, Naomi S ^f   Harris, Benjamin L ^g   Gondah Lekpeh, G ^g   Kekulah, Isaac ^g   Henderson, David C ^d,h   Borba, Christina P C ^d,h  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

^d BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

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

^g UNIVERSITY OF LIBERIA   (Liberia)

^h BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Liberia; Post conflict; Qualitative analysis; Resilience; Youth

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER BURDEN; COPING BEHAVIOR; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMOTIONAL DEPRIVATION; EMOTIONALITY; FAMILY CONFLICT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; LIBERIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOCIAL COGNITION; SUBSTANCE USE; WAR;

EID: 85007610366     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17532000     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/S13034-016-0114-7     Document Type: Article

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