Older Irish migrants living in London: Identity, loss and return

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 763-779

  Leavey, Gerard ^a   Sembhi, Sati ^b   Livingston, Gill ^a  

^a BARNET ENFIELD AND HARINGEY MENTAL HEALTH NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UCL ^*

Author keywords

Ethnic elders; Identity; Irish migration; Mental health; Myth of return

Indexed keywords

ELDERLY POPULATION; IMMIGRANT POPULATION; MENTAL HEALTH; MIGRANTS EXPERIENCE; SOCIAL STATUS;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; LONDON [ENGLAND]; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 3242662828     PISSN: 1369183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691830410001699603     Document Type: Article

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