Mental health help-seeking and refugee adolescents: Qualitative findings from a mixed-methods investigation

Australian Psychologist

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 29-37

  de Anstiss, Helena ^a   Ziaian, Tahereh ^a  

^a Division of Health Sciences   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Attitudes; Beliefs; Cross cultural psychology; Mental health help seeking; Refugee; Values

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950880775     PISSN: 00050067     EISSN: 17429544     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00050060903262387     Document Type: Article

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