Culture, Power, and Practice in a Psychosocial Program for Survivors of Torture and Refugee Trauma

Transcultural Psychiatry

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 482-503

  McKinney, Kelly ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

bicultural counseling; culture brokers; psychosocial; refugee mental health; torture; trauma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH PROGRAM; INJURY; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; REFUGEE; SOCIAL CARE; SURVIVOR; TORTURE; UNITED STATES;

CULTURE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOLOGY; REFUGEES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVIVORS; TORTURE;

EID: 35048876119     PISSN: 13634615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1363461507081643     Document Type: Article

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