Patients of immigrant origin in inpatient psychiatric facilities. A representative national survey by the Psychiatry and Migration Working Group of the German Federal Conference of Psychiatric Hospital Directors

European Psychiatry

Volumn 23, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages 21-27

  Schouler Ocak, M ^a   Bretz, H J ^a   Penka, S ^a   Koch, E ^b   Hartkamp, N ^c   Siefen, R G ^d   Schepker, R ^e   Ozek M ^g   Hauth, I ^f   Heinz, A ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MARBURG   (Germany)

^c Abteilung für Psychosomatische Medizin   (Germany)

^d ST JOSEF HOSPITAL   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^f ST JOSEPH KRANKENHAUS   (Germany)

^g IstanbulT Technical University

Author keywords

German Federal Conference of Psychiatric Hospital Directors (Bundesdirektorenkonferenz); Patients of immigrant origin; Psychiatry and Migration Working Group; Representative national survey; Use of inpatient psychiatric care

Indexed keywords

ARAB; ARTICLE; ETHNIC GROUP; GENERAL HOSPITAL; GERMANY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MENTAL HEALTH CENTER; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADULT; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; GERMANY; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 40549105326     PISSN: 09249338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-9338(08)70058-0     Document Type: Article

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