Medical complaints among Iraqi American refugees with mental disorders

Journal of Immigrant Health

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 145-152

  Jamil, Hikmet ^a,b,d   Hakim Larson, Julie ^c   Farrag, Mohamed ^b   Kafaji, Talib ^b   Jamil, Laith H ^a   Hammad, Adnan ^b  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^d ACCESS Psychosocial Rehabilitation Center ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Gulf war; Iraqi refugees; Medical complaints; Mental disorders; Refugees

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GENERAL CONDITION; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HISTORY; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INTERVIEW; IRAQ; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REFUGEE; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; UNITED STATES; WELLBEING;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARABS; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GULF WAR; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; IRAQ; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MICHIGAN; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFUGEES; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 20044367487     PISSN: 10964045     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-005-3671-z     Document Type: Article

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