Psychotic symptoms and general health in a socially disadvantaged migrant community in Bologna

International Journal of Social Psychiatry

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 203-213

  Tarricone, Ilaria ^a   Atti, Anna Rita ^a   Salvatori, Federica ^b   Braca, Mauro ^a   Ferrari, Silvia ^c   Malmusi, Davide ^c   Berardi, Domenico ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b Servizio Neuropsichiatrico   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Migration; Physical health; Psychic morbidity; Psychotic symptoms; Social distress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; GENERAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INTEGRATION; ITALY; MALE; POVERTY; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PSYCHOSIS; ROMANIA; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL DISABILITY;

ACCULTURATION; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; ROMANIA; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 65449190092     PISSN: 00207640     EISSN: 17412854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0020764008093445     Document Type: Article

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