Managing Impact of Natural Disasters : Some Mental Health Issues
نویسنده
چکیده
The earthquake and tsunami waves that caused widespread death and destruction in much of Asia and other parts of the World on the tragic Sunday (26.12.04) has highlighted the immense human suffering that goes with massive disasters. This editorial is penned as a grim remainder for us to look at the disasters from the mental health perspective and device short and long term plans to understand, mitigate or still best, prevent mental health consequences as much as possible by proper, timely and sustained intervention.
منابع مشابه
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عنوان ژورنال:
دوره 46 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2004