Mental healthcare of asylum-seekers and refugees

Advances in Psychiatric Treatment

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 452-459

  McColl, Helen ^a   McKenzie, Kwame ^b,c,d   Bhui, Kamaldeep ^e  

^a International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims   (Denmark)

^b CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^e Barts and The London ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ASYLUM SEEKER; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COPING BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; DEMOGRAPHY; DETENTION; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; GEOGRAPHIC ORIGIN; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; INSTITUTIONAL CARE; LEGAL ASPECT; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL PATIENT; MIGRATION; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY; REFUGEE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 58049129744     PISSN: 13555146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/apt.bp.107.005041     Document Type: Review

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