Explanatory models of depression in Greek-born and Italian-born immigrants living in Australia: Implications for service delivery and clinical practice

Asia-Pacific Psychiatry

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 23-29

  Kiropoulos, Litza ^a,b   Bauer, Isabelle ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clinical practice; Depression; Explanatory model; Immigrant

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMMUNITY SAMPLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EXPLANATORY VARIABLE; FEMALE; GREECE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INTERVIEW; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 79952084431     PISSN: 17585864     EISSN: 17585872     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1758-5872.2011.00108.x     Document Type: Article

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