Depression in migrants and ethnic minorities

Advances in Psychiatric Treatment

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 13-17

  Bhugra, Dinesh ^a   Ayonrinde, Oyedeji ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTH LONDON AND MAUDSLEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; AWARENESS; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEPRESSION; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ETHNIC GROUP; EXPECTATION; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; MENTAL HEALTH; MIGRATION; PATHOGENESIS; PHYSICIAN; POLITICS; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF ESTEEM; STRESS; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0348230937     PISSN: 13555146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/apt.10.1.13     Document Type: Review

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