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

• Main Authors: Dr. Derrick Silove, MD (Author), Belinda Liddell, PhD (Author), Susan Rees, PhD (Author), Tien Chey, MAppStat (Author), Angela Nickerson, PhD (Author), Natalino Tam (Author), Anthony B Zwi, PhD (Author), Robert Brooks, PhD (Author), Lazaro Lelan Sila, BPubHealth (Author), Zachary Steel, PhD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2014-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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. M...