Family Roles in Refugee Youth Resettlement from a Prevention Perspective

Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 515-532

  Weine, Stevan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD WELFARE; FAMILY; FAMILY FUNCTIONING; FAMILY HEALTH; FAMILY STRESS; FAMILY THERAPY; HUMAN; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; REFUGEE; REVIEW; SCHOOL; SOCIAL ADAPTATION;

EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FAMILY; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; REFUGEES;

EID: 44949136394     PISSN: 10564993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chc.2008.02.006     Document Type: Review

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