Psychiatric disorders and social characteristics among second-generation Moroccan migrants in Belgium: An age-and gender-controlled study conducted in a psychiatric emergency department

European Psychiatry

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 443-450

  Fossion, P ^a   Ledoux, Y ^a   Valente, F ^b   Servais, L ^a   Staner, L ^c   Pelc, I ^a   Minner, P ^a  

^a BRUGMANN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^c Centre Hospitalier de Rouffach   (France)

Author keywords

Access to care; Family; Psychosis; Second generation migrants; Unemployment

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT DISORDER; ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CONDUCT DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OPIATE ADDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL PSYCHIATRY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNEMPLOYMENT;

EID: 0036932264     PISSN: 09249338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-9338(02)00707-1     Document Type: Article

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