Stresses of passage, balms of resettlement, and posttraumatic stress disorder among Sri Lankan Tamils in Canada

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 333-340

  Beiser, Morton ^a,b,c   Simich, Laura ^b,d   Pandalangat, Nalini ^b,d   Nowakowski, Matilda ^a   Tian, Fu ^e  

^a RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c Ontario Metropolis Centre of Excellence for Research on Immigration and Settlement   (Canada)

^d CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^e BAYCREST CENTRE FOR GERIATRIC CARE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Postmigration stress; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Premigration stress; Protective factors; Refugees; Resilience; Tamil

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; COPING BEHAVIOR; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; LIFE SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIGRATION; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SRI LANKA; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 79960456301     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: 14970015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674371105600604     Document Type: Article

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