Changing patterns of distress during the adjustment of recent immigrants: A 1-year follow-up study

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 95, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 494-499

  Ritsner, M ^a   Ponizovsky, A ^a   Ginath, Y ^a  

^a Talbieh Mental Health Center   (Israel)

Author keywords

Immigration; Social support; Stressor

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIGRATION; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0030952733     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1997.tb10137.x     Document Type: Article

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