Effects of recurrent violence on post-traumatic stress disorder and severe distress in conflict-affected Timor-Leste: a 6-year longitudinal study

Effects of recurrent violence on post-traumatic stress disorder and severe distress in conflict-affected Timor-Leste: a 6-year longitudinal study

Background: Little is known about the effect of recurrent episodes of communal violence on mental health in countries recovering from mass conflict. We report results of a 6-year longitudinal study in post-conflict Timor-Leste assessing changes in mental health after a period of communal violence....

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Main Authors: Dr. Derrick Silove, MD, Belinda Liddell, PhD, Susan Rees, PhD, Tien Chey, MAppStat, Angela Nickerson, PhD, Natalino Tam, Anthony B Zwi, PhD, Robert Brooks, PhD, Lazaro Lelan Sila, BPubHealth, Zachary Steel, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-05-01
Series:The Lancet Global Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214109X14701962

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