War and disaster in Sri Lanka: depression, family adjustment and health among women heading households - Banford Witting A, Lambert J, Wickrama T, Thanigaseelan S, Merten M.

BACKGROUND: The civil war, lasting from 1983 to 2009, and the tsunami that struck Southeastern Asia in 2004 were major stressors that changed the demographic landscape of the northern province of Sri Lanka. The composition of families changed dramatically,...
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