The impact of a long asylum procedure on quality of life, disability and physical health in Iraqi asylum seekers in the Netherlands

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 507-515

  Laban, Cornelis J ^a,b   Komproe, Ivan H ^c   Gernaat, Hajo B P E ^d   Jong, Joop T V M ^e,f  

^a Institute of Community Mental Health Care Drenthe   (Netherlands)

^b De Evenaar Day Clin Asylum S/R   (Netherlands)

^c HealtNetTPO WHO Collaborating Centre   (Netherlands)

^d Diaconessen Hospital   (Netherlands)

^e VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^f BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Asylum seekers; Disability; Iraq; Physical health; Psychopathology; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FEMALE; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH SURVEY; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; IRAQ; LENGTH OF STAY; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HOSPITAL; MIGRATION; NETHERLANDS; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REFUGEE; RELIGION; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ACCULTURATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISABLED PERSONS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; IRAQ; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFUGEES; SAMPLING STUDIES; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 47249097425     PISSN: 09337954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00127-008-0333-1     Document Type: Article

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