Representation of asylum seekers and refugees among psychiatric inpatients in London

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 270-272

  Bhui, Kamaldeep ^a,b   Audini, Bernard ^c   Singh, Swaran ^d   Duffett, Richard ^c   Bhugra, Dinesh ^e  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b EAST LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL COLLEGE OF PSYCHIATRISTS   (United Kingdom)

^d ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL PATIENT; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; REFUGEE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 32244444251     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.57.2.270     Document Type: Article

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