Child mental health, psychosocial well-being and resilience in Afghanistan: A review and future directions

Handbook of Resilience in Children of War

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 51-79

  Ventevogel, Peter ^a,b   Jordans, Mark J D ^a,c   Eggerman, Mark ^d   van Mierlo, Bibiane ^a   Panter Brick, Catherine ^d  

^a Department of Research and Development   (Netherlands)

^b War Trauma Foundation   (Netherlands)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^d YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85012006008     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-6375-7_5     Document Type: Chapter

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