Compassionate listening: Managing psychological trauma in refugees

Australian Family Physician

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 198-203

  Gardiner, Joanne ^a   Walker, Kate ^b,c  

^a Foundation House Refugee Mental Health Clinic   (Australia)

^b GP   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Doctor patient relations; Mental health; Refugee; Vulnerable populations

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMPATHY; HUMAN; INJURY; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REFUGEE; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; COMMUNICATION; EMPATHY; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; REFUGEES; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955898264     PISSN: 03008495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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