Asian Nursing Research
Volume 3, Issue 2 , Pages 90-98 , June 2009

Depression and PTSD in Pashtun Women in Kandahar, Afghanistan

  • Sung-Man Shin, DSc

      Affiliations

    • School of Counselling Psychology and Social Welfare, Handong Global University, Pohang, Korea
    • ,
  • Hyun Jeong Kim, DClinPsy

      Affiliations

    • School of Counselling Psychology and Social Welfare, Handong Global University, Pohang, Korea
    • ,
  • Lina Liw, BA

      Affiliations

    • The Center for International Area Studies, Handong Global University, Pohang, Korea
    • ,
  • Sungjae Kim, PhD, PMHNP, RN

      Affiliations

    • College of Nursing, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Sungjae Kim, PhD, PMHNP, RN, College of Nursing, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea, 28 Yeongeon-Dong, Jongno-Gu, Seoul 110-799, Korea

Received 22 May 2009 ,Revised 25 May 2009 ,Accepted 4 June 2009.

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PII: S1976-1317(09)60020-7

doi: 10.1016/S1976-1317(09)60020-7

Asian Nursing Research
Volume 3, Issue 2 , Pages 90-98 , June 2009

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