Somatization and psychological awareness of ethnic minority clients in Western-European mental health care: A pilot study

European Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 135-139

  Bekker, Marrie H J ^a   Schepman, Roel ^a  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AWARENESS; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EDITORIAL; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MINORITY GROUP; PILOT STUDY; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; SOMATIZATION; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 77952418299     PISSN: 02136163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4321/S0213-61632009000300001     Document Type: Editorial

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