Relationship between mental distress and acculturation among migrants;Zusammenhang zwischen psychischer befindlichkeit und akkulturation bei migranten

Psychiatrische Praxis

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 339-342

  Haasen, Christian ^a   Levit, Olga ^a   Gelbert, Anna ^a   Foroutan, Noushin ^a   Norovjav, Amra ^a   Sinaa, Mirweys ^a   Demiralay, Cüneyt ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Mental stress; Migration

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; GERMANY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; MIGRATION;

ACCULTURATION; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; AROUSAL; COMORBIDITY; CULTURAL COMPETENCY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MALE; MULTILINGUALISM; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 35649018229     PISSN: 03034259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-971014     Document Type: Article

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