Improving access to mental health services for Korean American immigrants: Moving toward a community partnership between religious and mental health services

Psychiatry Investigation

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 14-20

  Lee, Hochang B ^a   Hanner, Jennifer A ^a   Cho, Seong Jin ^b   Han, Hae Ra ^c   Kim, Miyong T ^c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Gachon University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Church; Disarity; Immigration; Korean; Korean American; Mental health services; Religion

Indexed keywords

DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; IMMIGRANT; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW;

EID: 42049113365     PISSN: 17383684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4306/pi.2008.5.1.14     Document Type: Review

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