Mental health needs, service use and costs among Somali refugees in the UK

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 111, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 351-357

  McCrone, P ^a   Bhui, K ^b   Craig, T ^a   Mohamud, S ^b   Warfa, N ^b   Stansfeld, S A ^b   Thornicroft, G ^a   Curtis, S ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Costs and cost analysis; Health service needs and demand; Refugees

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGORAPHOBIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE NEED; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PANIC; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFUGEE; RISK; SUICIDE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGED; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; LONDON; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; REFUGEES; SOMALIA;

EID: 18044363869     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.2004.00494.x     Document Type: Article

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