The contributions of culture and ethnicity to New Zealand mental health research findings

International Journal of Social Psychiatry

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 317-324

  Tapsell, Rees ^a   Mellsop, Graham ^b  

^a Department of Psylaw ^*  (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

AGGRESSION; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEPRESSION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DRUG MEGADOSE; ETHNICITY; HALLUCINATION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; MAORI; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; METHODOLOGY; NEW ZEALAND; PRESCRIPTION; PRISON; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STANDARDIZATION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

CULTURE; ETHNIC GROUPS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; NEW ZEALAND; POPULATION GROUPS; RESEARCH;

EID: 34248137917     PISSN: 00207640     EISSN: 17412854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0020764006074525     Document Type: Article

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