Social support and the significance of shared experience in refugee migration and resettlement

Western Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 872-891

  Simich, Laura ^a,b   Beiser, Morton ^b,c   Mawani, Farah N ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c Toronto Jt Ctr Excellence Res I   (Canada)

Author keywords

Determinants of health; Help seeking; Qualitative methods; Refugee mental health; Social support

Indexed keywords

CANADA; DECISION MAKING; EXPERIENCE; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; IMMIGRATION; INTERVIEW; MENTAL HEALTH; MIGRATION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; REFUGEE; REVIEW; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WELLBEING; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; MALE; NURSING RESEARCH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ACCULTURATION; ASIAN AMERICANS; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NURSING RESEARCH; REFUGEES; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0642340357     PISSN: 01939459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0193945903256705     Document Type: Review

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