A prospective study of psychological distress related to refugee camp experience

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 549-554

  McKelvey, Robert S ^a,b   Webb, John A ^a,c  

^a Department of Child Psychiatry ^*

^b PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (Australia)

^c BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Psychological distress; Refugee camps; Social support; Vietnamese refugees

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; PHILIPPINES; QUESTIONNAIRE; REFUGEE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SYMPTOM; VIET NAM;

EID: 0030822076     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00048679709065077     Document Type: Article

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