Impact of patient language proficiency and interpreter service use on the quality of psychiatric care: A systematic review

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 61, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 765-773

  Bauer, Amy M ^a   Alegría, Margarita ^a  

^a CAMBRIDGE HEALTH ALLIANCE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

DATA BASE; DELUSION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERPRETER SERVICE; LANGUAGE ABILITY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; PATIENT LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 77955365741     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: 15579700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ps.2010.61.8.765     Document Type: Review

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