Psychological and cognitive assessment of Indigenous Australians

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 20-30

  Dingwall, Kylie M ^a   Cairney, Sheree ^a  

^a MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Assessment; Cognitive; Indigenous; Mental health; Psychological

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL RESEARCH; COGNITION; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; DATA BASE; DEMENTIA; EMOTION; HUMAN; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INTELLIGENCE TEST; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; WELLBEING;

AUSTRALIA; COGNITION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; POPULATION GROUPS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS;

EID: 75149116274     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: 14401614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00048670903393670     Document Type: Review

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