Taking culture seriously: Ethnolinguistic community perspectives on mental health

Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 208-214

  Simich, Laura ^a,e   Maiter, Sarah ^b   Moorlag, Elin ^c   Ochocka, Joanna ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^d Centre for Community Based Research Ontario   (Canada)

^e NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Community; Culture; Immigrants; Mental health; Participatory action research

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CANADA; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; CULTURE; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINGUISTICS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 58149501726     PISSN: 1095158X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2975/32.3.2009.208.214     Document Type: Article

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