Mental illness in migrants: Diagnostic and therapeutic challenges

Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 29-31

  Feeney, Larkin ^a   Kelly, Brendan D ^a   Whitty, Peter ^a   O'Callaghan, Eadbhard ^b,c  

^a Stanley Research Foundation   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c Cluain Mhuire Family Centre   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Culture; Delusion; Hallucination; Migration; Psychosis; Treatment

Indexed keywords

NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHINESE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DELUSION; FEMALE; HALLUCINATION; HUMAN; IRELAND; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MIGRATION; PSYCHOSIS;

EID: 0036266781     PISSN: 07909667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0790966700006820     Document Type: Article

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