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A reflection on the strengths and limits of a public health approach to mental health in humanitarian settings

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 September 2015

M. Wessells
M. Wessells*
Affiliation:
Columbia University, Program on Forced Migration and Health, New York, USA.
*
Address for correspondence: M. Wessells, Columbia University, Program on Forced Migration and Health, New York, USA. (Email: mikewessells@gmail.com)
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Keywords

Emergency psychiatrymental healthrisk factorssocial support
Type
Commentary to Special Articles
Information
Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences , Volume 24 , Issue 6 , December 2015 , pp. 495 - 497
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2015 

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