Challenges of mental health interpreting when working with deaf patients

Australasian Psychiatry

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 403-407

  Cornes, Andy ^a   Napier, Jemina ^b  

^a Thomas Walker Hospital   (Australia)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Deafness; Interpreting; Sign language; Therapy

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY CARE; COMPETENCE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FACILITATED COMMUNICATION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; INTERPRETER SERVICE; LINGUISTICS; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOTHERAPIST; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SIGN LANGUAGE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; REVIEW;

DEAFNESS; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; SIGN LANGUAGE;

EID: 33645735040     PISSN: 10398562     EISSN: 14401665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1665.2005.02218.x     Document Type: Article

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