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002_003_Cover WTF Vol2_3 04-11-2004 13:32 Pagina 3 Intervention 2004, Volume 2, Number 3 Intervention 2004, Volume 2, Number 3 About this journal Subscriptions International editorial advisory South Africa); Prof. Daya Somasundaram (Department INTERVENTION, the International Journal of Mental Subscription Rates per year (3 issues): 40 Euro for panel of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Health, Psychosocial Work and Counselling in Areas of personal use, 80 Euro for group/institutional use. Petra Aarts (War Trauma Foundation, Amstelveen, Jaffna, Sri Lanka); Drs. Erika Stern (Utrecht School Armed Conflict is a multi-disciplinary journal. It is Individuals or institutions with limited financial The Netherlands); Dr. Ofra Ayalon, (Nord of Governance, Utrecht University); Nora Sveaass, meant for mental health workers such as psychia- resources can apply for a reduction. You can sub- International Trauma Consultancy, Tivon, Israel); Ph.D (Psychosocial Centre for Refugees, University trists, psychotherapists and psychiatric nurses, and scribe to Intervention by transferring 40 Euro (for Dr Ahmad Mohamad Baker (Department of Psychology of Oslo, Norway); Getnet Tadele (Department of So- also for counsellors, psychosocial workers and com- personal use) or 80 Euro (for group/institutional at Birzeit University , Birzeit, Palestine); Dr. Julia ciology and Anthropology, Addis Ababa University, munity workers, staff members of NGO’s develop- use) to International Bankaccount Number NL 92 Bala ( De Vonk, Centrum 45, Amsterdam, The Ethiopia);Dr Rachel Tribe (Refugee Studies Pro- ing mental health or psychosocial projects, and inter- PSTB 0004 4267 14 of Intervention, Amstelveen at Netherlands); Metin Basoglu, M.D., Ph.D., (Section of gramme, University of East London, U.K.); Dr. Kees national experts in the field. Postbank, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands, Bank Trauma Studies, Division of Psychological Medicine, van der Veer (Department of Social Research The purpose of the journal is to make existing knowl- Identifier Code PSTBNL 21; mentioning your Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London; Methodology, Faculty of Social Cultural Sciences, edge of mental health, psychosocial work and coun- name, your complete address, and if possible your Istanbul Centre for Behaviour Research and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands); selling in areas of armed conflict explicit and accessible e-mail address. Therapy in Istanbul, Turkey) Dr. Harry vd Berg Dr. Loes van Willigen (Consultant Health and Human to interested parties in areas of armed conflict and else- For payment by credit card contact Intervention (Department of Social Research Methodology, Rights; International Society for Health and Human where. The journal will publish articles that are not Foundation, Tulpenburg 31, 1181 NK Amstelveen, Faculty of Social Cultural Sciences, Vrije Univer- Rights). only relevant for professionals working in areas of The Netherlands. E-mail: [email protected] siteit; The Netherlands); Gaithri A. Fernando Ph.D. armed conflict, but also for those working with refugees (Department of Psychology, California State Univer- Editorial Council from areas of armed conflict throughout the world. Editorial board sity, Los Angeles, California, USA); Merle Friedman Johan Lansen, Christian Pross, Willem van de Put The journal publishes articles based on empirical Julio Arenas (University of Copenhagen, Centre for (South African Institute for Traumatic Stress, research and practical experience, and literature Multi-Ethnic Traumatic Stress Research and Johannesburg, South Africa); Victor Igreja (Mo- Translation of abstracts reviews. Articles may also be abridged and adapted Practice), Ananda Galappatti (Intervention zambique; Leiden University Medical Center, De- Nicole Andary & Mohammed Farrag (Arabic), versions of material published in specialised hand- Foundation, Sri Lanka), S. Sivayokan MD Psych. partment of Culture, Health and Sickness, Leiden, Bibiane van Mierlo (French), Ananda Wakkumbura books. In addition, the journal welcomes descriptions (Department of Psychiatry, University of Jaffna, The Netherlands); Kaz de Jong (Medicins Sans (Sinhala), Julio Arenas (Spanish), S.Sivayokan and evaluations of current projects in the fields of Jaffna, Sri Lanka), Ton Haans (Centrum ’45, Oegst- Frontières; Amsterdam, The Netherlands); Prof. Joop (Tamil) community mental health, counselling or psychoso- geest,; War Trauma Foundation, Amstelveen, The de Jong MD, PhD (Transcultural Psychosocial Or- cial work, including training approaches for local pro- Netherlands) & Dr. Guus van der Veer (Sinai ganisation, Amsterdam, The Netherlands); Dr. Anica Regional Editors fessionals. Descriptions of individual cases that are Centrum, Amsterdam; War Trauma Foundation, Mikus˘ Kos (Foundation Together, Slovenia); Dr. Reidar Leslie-Ann Barnett (South Africa), Mohammed illustrative in some way of a more general problem Amstelveen, The Netherlands). Ommundsen (Institute of Psychology, University of Farrag (Middle East; ACCESS Center for and reviews of relevant books are also welcome. Oslo, Norway); Dr. David Ratnavale (Human Disaster Psychosocial Rehabilitation), Berenice Meintjes The initiative to start this Journal was taken by Submitting a manuscript Management Council of the Presidential Secretariat, (South Africa; SINANI KwaZulu-Natal Programme ‘Shanthiham’ (House of Peace), a counselling centre Please direct article submissions and inquiries by e- Colombo, Sri Lanka); Yvonne Sliep, PhD (School of for Survivors of Violence). located in Jaffna, Sri Lanka. 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