Refugees' convoy of social support: Community peer groups and mental health services

International Journal of Mental Health

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 6-19

  Behnia, Behnam ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; EXPERIENCE; GROUP PSYCHOLOGY; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; REFUGEE; SOCIAL PSYCHIATRY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WAR;

EID: 3042800601     PISSN: 00207411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207411.2003.11449595     Document Type: Article

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