Competence of interpreters in a South African psychiatric hospital in translating key psychiatric terms

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 309-312

  Kilian, Sanja ^a   Swartz, Leslie ^a   Joska, John ^b  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION SKILL; COMPETENCE; DEPRESSION; ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE; GOVERNMENT; INTERPRETER SERVICE; LANGUAGE ABILITY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; NOMENCLATURE; PATIENT CARE; POLICY; PSYCHIATRY;

EID: 77949407028     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: 15579700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ps.2010.61.3.309     Document Type: Article

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