Forensic nursing practice with asylum seekers in the USA - Advocacy and international human rights: A pilot study

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 526-533

  Boersma, R R ^a,b,c  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b FITCHBURG STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Asylum seekers; Forensic nurse; Human rights; Mental health; Refugee; Torture

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MENTAL PATIENT; NURSING; POLITICS; RACE DIFFERENCE; RELIGION; SEXUAL ABUSE; SOCIAL STATUS; TORTURE; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; REFUGEES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0141889668     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2850.2003.00660.x     Document Type: Article

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