Towards a culturally appropriate mental health system: Sudanese-australians' experiences with trauma

Journal of Pacific Rim Psychology

Volumn 4, Issue 1 SPEC. ISSUE, 2010, Pages 53-60

  Copping, Alicia ^a   Shakespeare Finch, Jane ^b   Paton, Douglas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Culture; Humanitarian; Posttraumatic growth; Refugee mental health; Trauma

Indexed keywords

EID: 78149435098     PISSN: 18344909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/prp.4.1.53     Document Type: Article

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